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It will take a controlled opening instead in the coming days – the Kerem Shalom checkpoint, which is located at the intersection of the borders of Egypt, Israel and the Gaza Strip, reported the Egyptian TV channel Al Qahera News.
Egyptian sources confirmed to the TV channel that the Karam Abu Salem crossing is preparing for operation “(Kerem Shalom). According to their information, this will happen very soon – in the next few days. Kerem Shalom is located south of Rafah, the only active checkpoint.
Rafah is the only border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. According to Egyptian authorities, over 11,000 foreigners and Egyptian citizens, as well as 682 Palestinian patients, have left the Gaza Strip through Rafah since November 1.