GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Egypt reopened the Rafah crossing on Wednesday after a five-day closure, allowing stranded Palestinians to return to the Gaza Strip.
The terminal will reopen in both directions for two days, the Hamas-run Ministry of Interior in Gaza said Tuesday.
For those leaving the Gaza Strip, priority will be given to those with visas for foreign countries, Egyptian citizens and patients who require medical treatment abroad, said Mahir Abu Sabha, Palestinian director of borders and crossings.
Egypt's army closed the terminal on Friday amid unrest in Sinai following the military's ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Two people died in a militant attack on a security checkpoint in North Sinai on Wednesday. Near Rafah, militants shelled a police base with mortar rounds and fired truck-mounted heavy machine gun, and attacked another police checkpoint in the town of El-Arish, some 45 kilometers west of Rafah. more
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