iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing into Gaza on Wednesday for the first time in over a month.
More than 3,500 Gazans stranded on the Egyptian side are expected to come home on Wednesday and Thursday.
Egypt closed the border after suspicions that Hamas helped terrorists in Sinai carry out a deadly attack last month that left more than 30 Egyptian security officers dead.
Palestinian leaders are calling on Egypt to extend the border opening beyond just two days, saying Gazans not only need to come home, they need to go into Egypt for medical and professional reasons.
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