UPDATE ON RAFAH CLOSURE - Egypt, after closing the crossing for several hours, has now reopened it. A number of independent figures have come together to hold talks with Egypt about continued delays and obstructions to travel at Rafah.
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Egypt opened its Rafah border with Gaza several hours later than scheduled on Saturday, causing tension as hundreds of Palestinians waited to cross.
Several buses queued at the Egyptian gate, and dozens of Palestinians tried to break through the crossing into Egypt, witnesses said.
Egyptian security officers lined up carrying clubs preparing to stop any border breach, onlookers told Ma'an...
...According to a security source in Egypt, the crossing remained closed for works which were to have been completed on Friday. more
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