GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Some 1,500 Palestinians returned to the Gaza Strip on Friday as Egypt's border partially reopened after a four-day closure, the interior ministry in Gaza said.
Maher Abu Sbeiha, director of crossings in the Hamas-run ministry, told Ma'an that the Rafah crossing would open again Saturday for people traveling into Gaza, but would remain closed to those trying to leave the enclave.
Egypt opened the Rafah border on Friday to allow the return of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia and those stranded on their way back to Gaza, the state news agency Mena said, citing a high-ranking official, without saying how long it would stay open. more
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