Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: Govt to Reopen Rafah Crossing for Four Hours Daily

13 July 2013
Photo: SRA D. Myles Cullen/USAF
Egyptian Army Soldiers (file photo).

The Egyptian authorities decided to reopen the Rafah crossing that borders with the Palestinian Gaza strip on Saturday, security sources said.

The sources added that the crossing would be opened for only four hours daily.

Egypt closed the crossing on Friday for security reasons after recurring attack in Sinai following an army decision that deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

The closure of the Rafah crossing raised humanitarian concerns, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as reported by the Middle East News Agency.

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