564 Palestinians enter Gaza through Egypt's Rafah border on Tuesday
The terminal had been closed for almost three months due to Egyptian
security concerns
Ahram Online , Wednesday 27 May 2015
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/131265/Egypt/Politics-/-Palestinians-enter-Gaza-through-Egypts-Rafah-bord.aspx

Over 560 Palestinians were able to leave Egypt for Gaza on Tuesday
through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened for the first time in
months, state news agency MENA reported.

A source at the crossing said that 564 Palestinians were permitted to pass
through the crossing, the only gateway for Gazans to the blockaded strip.

He added that the crossing will remain open through Thursday, operating in
one direction only from Egypt to Gaza.

The terminal had been closed since March.

Palestinians who travel through Rafah are mostly students heading to
universities in Egypt or beyond, and those seeking medical treatment.

Gaza, with a population of 1.5 million, has been under an Israeli blockade
since 2007.

Egypt had completely shut the Rafah crossing after a militant attack in
North Sinai in October 2014 killed 30 soldiers, only opening it for short
periods of time on three occasions since.

Egypt has accused Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, of involvement in
terrorist activities in the Sinai Peninsula.

Hamas leaders have distanced themselves from violence in Egypt and say they
have no armed presence outside Palestinian areas.

The Egyptian army has also created a wide buffer zone along the border with
Gaza aimed at preventing infiltration by militants.