Report: Egypt airports to refuse access for Palestinians
Published today (updated) 18/08/2012 21:03
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CAIRO (Ma'an) -- Palestinians flying to Egypt over the Eid al-Fitr holiday
will not be allowed to enter the country, al-Ahram news site reported
Saturday.

Airport authorities informed airlines that Palestinians will not be allowed
to enter Egypt because the Rafah crossing is closed until Wednesday, the
Egyptian news site said.

Egypt opened the border crossing on Tuesday for three days but have now
closed it for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Head of the customs authority at
Cairo airport Magdi el-Seman said that Palestinians wanting to return to
Gaza will have to wait until Wednesday, when the border is scheduled to be
reopened.

After gunmen killed 16 Egyptian border guards in August, Egypt closed its
border with the Gaza Strip and sealed smuggling tunnels that provide a
lifeline to the besieged territory.