De facto gov.: Five of 17 buses left Gaza via Rafah crossing
Date: 27 / 06 / 2009 Time: 21:43
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Gaza - Ma'an - The de facto government's Interior Ministry said on Saturday
that just five out of 17 buses had departed the Gaza Strip by nightfall.

In a statement, the ministry said that an additional seven buses had been
allowed into Gaza from Egypt, noting that traveling will be allowed for
"categories that were registered within the lists of the ministry."

The ministry affirmed that the Rafah crossing will be open for three days,
from Saturday until Monday, adding that "all procedures will be taken in
cooperation with the crossings administration to facilitate residents'
travel."

The statement expressed surprise at how slow the procedures were being
carried out on the Egyptian side, preventing the expected number to leave
and insisting that just one fourth of the total number of those intending to
travel on Saturday had actually left.