Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens for first time in months
The Rafah border crossing has been mostly shut to travelers since March.
![56177569 RAFAH, GAZA STRIP NOVEMBER 15: A Palestinian security man checks a passport of a traveller as she comes back from Egypt November 15, 2005 at the border crossing of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian and Egyptian security officials opened the Rafah border as an exception for travel in coordination with the Israeli Army. Palestinians and Israel have reached an agreement today under strong U.S. pressure to open borders of Gaza starting November 25, 2005 as an attempt to turn the economically cripple](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/08/GettyImages-56177569.jpg/GettyImages-56177569.jpg?h=f4923aab&itok=U9ZFk0UX)
Beginning today, Palestinians stranded on either side of the Egypt-Gaza border will be able to cross for three days in what is their first opportunity in months.
From Aug. 11 to 13, residents wanting to return to the Gaza Strip can enter through the Rafah crossing in Egypt. All arrivals must go to designated quarantine centers for 21 days and be tested for COVID-19.