(ANSA-AFP) - CAIRO, MAY 15 - Egypt today opened the Rafah crossing, its land border with Gaza, and sent ten ambulances to the Palestinian enclave to evacuate and recover injured in Israeli bombings in their Palestinian hospitals. An Egyptian medical source told AFP.
The Rafah crossing is the only passage from the Strip to the outer world that is not controlled by Israel. A border security official said the decision was "exceptional" because the crossing usually remains closed on public holidays, including the three-day Muslim end-Ramadan holiday, Eid al-Fitr, which began Wednesday evening. (ANSA-AFP).