Israel and Palestine: – It can be opened for infected people

Reports Tuesday evening Egyptian Cairo Channel It is possible to open the Rafah crossing, the only border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, on Wednesday.

The TV channel cites its sources, but the information has not been confirmed.

The TV channel also reported that the border crossing would remain open only for the medical evacuation of wounded Palestinians. How this could happen is also not entirely known.

Opening is not ruled out

The French news agency also reported the same thing.

– Health care workers will be ready tomorrow (Wednesday) at the border crossing to examine patients coming from the Gaza Strip and evaluate the hospitals to which they will be sent, a source in the health care sector in the Egyptian city of Al-Arish told AFP. news agency.

He. She Israeli newspaper Haaretz It relies on similar information such as the Egyptian TV channel and Agence France-Presse.

However, Aviza wrote that the decision to open the Rafah crossing has not yet been made, and refers to an unnamed Palestinian official.

But the anonymous source does not rule out the possibility of opening the transfer on Wednesday.

And also Agence France-Presse

– The medical staff will be ready tomorrow (Wednesday) at the border crossing to examine patients coming from the Gaza Strip and evaluate the hospitals to which they will be sent, a source in the health care sector in the Egyptian city of Al-Arish told AFP. an agency.

This information was confirmed by an Egyptian security source at the Rafah crossing.

Lifeline only

The Gaza Strip is bordered only by Egypt and Israel. Following the large-scale attack launched by Hamas on Israel on October 7, Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza.

Through the Rafah crossing, limited humanitarian aid enters the Gaza Strip.

However, no one was allowed to pass through the crossing into Egypt.

The Egyptian army sent large forces to the border crossing.

Dagbladet updates the issue.