GAZA CITY (Ma'an) – Palestinian passengers stranded at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing for a fourth day say they are suffering day and night.
Passengers told Ma'an on Monday that they were making do with cardboard and newspapers to sleep at night, and to avoid the heat of the sun during the day. Some sleep in mosques, and very few can afford to hire a hotel room in el-Arish.
Some passengers managed to cross to Gaza through smuggling tunnels.
"Thank God, I managed to come through tunnels despite the dangers. I had to do that because the situation at the Egyptian side of Rafah crossing is very difficult especially since I have my grandmother with me and she can't wait there," said one of the passengers who came through the tunnels.
"There are sick people, children, women and elderly people spending days without basic living requirements." more
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