Egypt temporarily reopens Rafah crossing

Egypt has temporarily reopened the Gaza Strip’s only border crossing in a bid to allow Palestinians stranded in the country and elsewhere to return home.

May 7, 2017 · 01:31 GMT 1 min read

Middle East

Ashraf Shannon
Press TV, Gaza

Egypt has temporarily reopened the Gaza Strip’s only border crossing in a bid to allow Palestinians stranded in the country and elsewhere to return home. Egyptian authorities say the crossing will stay open for three days starting on Saturday. Press TV’s correspondent Ashraf Shannon has more.