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Egypt reopens border crossing with Gaza

The border between Egypt and the Palestinian territory was previously being opened only for a few days at a time but is now open indefinitely.

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Members of the Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas, mask-clad due to the coronavirus pandemic, stand guard at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 9, 2021, as vehicles pass through leaving the Gaza Strip after Egypt's announcement to let through incoming traffic until further notice. — SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt has opened its border with the Gaza Strip.

Travel resumed at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian territory on Tuesday. People can now enter Gaza via Egypt and vice versa, according to WAFA News Agency.

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