Egypt: Opening of Rafah Crossing with Gaza
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Egypt opened its Rafah order crossing with the Gaza Strip today, allowing people to cross freely into Egypt for the first time in four years. The border, which is Gaza's main gateway to the outside world, was opened sporadically during the reign of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Following are some reactions from Twitter on this latest development.
Reporter Hannah Allam shares more details on Twitter:
restrictions on #rafah crossing: no palest. men betwn 18 and 40 w/out sp permit, students w/ proof of study in egypt ok, women all ages ok
@onelittlepixie adds:
#Rafah crossing is only available for passengers to pass through. Restrictions remain on the passing of goods.
and continues:
About 350 people left Gaza through #Rafah crossing today.
Damdoma, from Gaza, can't believe the news:
Also, from Gaza, Ola Anan, shares similar sentiments. She tweets:
Palestinian Mahmoud Omar, who describes himself as a refugee in Cairo, is grateful to Egypt's revolution for making this possible:
شكرًا مصر, شعبًا وثورةً وكرامة #Egypt #Rafah
Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah asks sarcastically:
هي اسرائيل هتحاربنا امتى؟ مش الناس قالت فتح المعبر هيخلي اسرائيل تحاربنا؟ و حماس هتبعت الارهابيين بتوعها يخربوا مصر امتى؟
and Mahmoud jokes:
The post is part of our special coverage Egypt Revolution 2011.
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