RAFAH – Rafah Border Crossing is still open from the Egyptian side for the 43rd day in a row waiting for the arrival of injured Palestinians, patients and their companions to receive treatment while the Israeli authorities closed it from the Palestinian side, an official source at Rafah terminal said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, medical teams and ambulances are ready for the arrival of the injured and patients, the source added in statements.
The source said that 1,700 wounded and patients, in addition to 2,500 companions arrived at the terminal in 45 batches until March 18.
Israeli occupation have been shutting the Rafah border crossing from the Palestinian side since March 2, preventing the passage of trucks carrying humanitarian aid and heavy equipment needed for reconstruction efforts in Gaza, which has suffered vast destruction due to Israel’s 15-month aggression on the Palestinian enclave, the same source noted.
