"Only 12 Palestinians entered Gaza through Rafah while five patients and their escorts were allowed to leave for Egypt. Only five medical evacuees were allowed to leave Gaza, and just 12 Palestinians were allowed to return to the war-torn territory due to delays imposed by Israeli authorities as the Rafah border crossing with Egypt finally reopened. The long-awaited reopening of the territory's southern border crossing with Egypt on Monday was supposed to alleviate more than 18 months of a punishing military siege on Gaza."
"Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City early on Tuesday, said the reopening of the crossing was a long time coming, and the result was far less than promised. This is coming after a long time of waiting, Mahmoud said. They were expected to be entering the Gaza Strip throughout the past hours, but they were held for long hours, and this is in part due to the long process of security clearance set by the Israeli military on the Rafah crossing, he said."
Only 12 Palestinians entered Gaza through Rafah while five patients and their escorts were allowed to leave for Egypt. Only five medical evacuees were allowed to leave Gaza, and just 12 Palestinians were allowed to return due to delays imposed by Israeli authorities as the Rafah crossing reopened. The reopening had been expected to alleviate more than 18 months of siege. Israeli authorities maintained tight security restrictions and a complex bureaucratic clearance process that limited movement and blocked goods. The number of people moved fell far short of the 50 people per direction that Israeli officials had promised. Families waited long hours and expressed disappointment over slow processing.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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