Egypt, Palestinians open border for 24 hours

Egypt and the
Palestinians opened their shared border Tuesday for 24
hours to allow hundreds of Muslim pilgrims to travel from
Gaza to Makkah in Saudi Arabia.
On Tuesday, the Palestinian Authority and Egypt agreed to
open the border for just 24 hours to allow the hundreds of
Palestinians to cross for Umrah (a minor pilgrimage) to Makkah during the
Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
By mid-morning, at least 400 Palestinians had crossed into
Egypt, and dozens more were waiting on line at the
terminal. Palestinian security officers were checking
passports before sending travelers to the bus depot to
travel to the Egypt, the Associated Press reported.