Egypt: No one will block opening of Rafah crossing

By JPOST.COM STAFF 
05/28/2011 09:40

Hundreds pass from Gaza to Sinai as border opened to pedestrians after 4 years; Kadima slams Netanyahu for allowing "end of blockade."

Egyptian envoy to the Palestinian territories Yasser Othman on Saturday said that Egypt "would not let anyone interfere" with the opening of the Rafah crossing on the Sinai-Gaza border to regular pedestrian traffic, Army Radio reported.

Egypt announced on Thursday that, as of Saturday, the border crossing will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except for Fridays and official holidays. Palestinian men aged 18 to 40 will need visas to cross. Older men, boys and females of all ages will be able to travel without one. Some 300 people crossed from Gaza to Sinai in the first hour after the crossing opened on Saturday.

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