Cairo, 20 April-(ANA)-Egypt has opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip at Rafah for two days for humanitarian cases.
Authorities are allowing Palestinians needing medical treatment and students to enter Egypt and Gazans stranded in Egypt to return to their homes.
The crossing has been closed for much of the time since the Hamas movement took control of Gaza in June 2007.
Egypt has been criticised by the Lebanese Hezbollah movement for taking part in the Israeli-led Gaza blockade.
But Egypt says it will only reopen the border fully in co-operation with the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, which has no control in Gaza. (ANA)
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