1. Rafah crossing open, but restrictions remain.
- Author
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Morrow, Adam and Al-Omrani, Khaled Moussa
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PALESTINIANS , *NATIONAL security - Abstract
The article presents the opening of Rafah in occupied Gaza Strip on May 28, 2011 which opened a lifeline for Palestinians although some refugees will still be restricted to their localities due to the lack of identification papers. Palestinians were permitted to pass freely from Gaza into Egypt through Rafah and marked a huge shift in Egyptian foreign policy. Israel objected to the opening of Rafah on concerns on increased security threats to their borders but this was dismissed by director of crossing in Gaza Ghazi Hamad.
- Published
- 2011