30,000 Palestinians Await Rafah Crossing Reopening to Gaza

At least 30,000 Palestinians are registered with the Palestinian embassy in Cairo, awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing to return to Gaza. An Israeli official stated that Egypt will provide Israel with daily names for screening, and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) will manage transport to the crossing. There will be no Israeli soldiers present at the crossing, but security checks will occur inside Gaza. The crossing will be overseen by the EU Border Assistance Mission and the Palestinian Authority, with plain-clothes officers stamping passports as in previous instances.

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