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.
