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Last update - 21:42 27/06/2009
Egypt opens Gaza Strip border crossing for 72 hours
By News Agencies
Tags: Israel News, Egypt, Rafah 

Egypt opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip Saturday for a period of 72 hours, giving permission to medical patients and Gazans with foreign residency to leave.

Some 5,000 Palestinians have signed up to leave the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border terminal over the next three days.

Egypt and Israel sealed Gaza's borders two years ago, after the Islamic militant group Hamas seized control of the territory.
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Egypt opens the crossing periodically, like on Saturday. Israel has allowed in food and humanitarian aid, but banned supplies, such as concrete, that it fears could be used to make weapons.

On Friday, the international community called for lifting the Gaza blockade.

Israel and Egypt had agreed that the Rafah border crossing would not be opened until captured Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit is released and Hamas and Fatah reach a deal to form a national unity government.

The opening of the border crossing Saturday comes amid reports of Shalit's imminent release in an Egyptian-brokered prisoner exchange deal.
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