Gaza border authority: Rafah land crossing to reopen Sunday

A woman reacts as she reaches out to touch the bodies of members of the Faojo family, killed in Israeli bombing on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, during their funeral on November 11, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue. (AFP)

A woman and a child look out from the window of a damaged building following Israeli bombing on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 11, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.(AFP)

People salvage some belongings from a damaged building following Israeli bombing on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 11, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue. (AFP)

Children react during the funeral of the Faojo family, killed in Israeli bombing on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 11, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue. (AFP)

• The border would begin operating at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) for foreigners and medical evacuees, Egyptian sources said

RAFAH: Gaza’s border authority announced on Saturday that the Rafah land crossing into Egypt would reopen on Sunday for foreign passport holders and dependents.
The crossing between Gaza and Egypt’s Sinai peninsula is the only entry into the strip not controlled by Israel, and has been crucial for aid trucks and evacuees, who number in the thousands.
Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt, including for Palestinians needing urgent medical treatment, were suspended on Friday, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said, due to problems transporting medical evacuees from northern Gaza.
The border would begin operating at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) for foreigners and medical evacuees, Egyptian sources said.