Source: Government of Egypt
Country: occupied Palestinian territory
As many as 843 Palestinians crossed Thursday 26/08/2010 the Rafah terminal; 469 from the Gaza Strip into Egypt and 374 in the opposite direction.
The passengers were patients, students, Palestinians living abroad and humanitarian cases.
On June 1, President Hosni Mubarak issued directives that Rafah crossing be opened to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people living under the Israeli siege for about four years now.
Since then, at least 67,191 persons have crossed the border.