Israel softens Gaza blockade, allows more goods, equipment to enter the besieged area after Palestinian protests at the border demanded the lifting of crushing blockade
Members of Palestinan security forces stand guard at the closed down Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 23, 2021.
Rafah, Gaza's only gateway to the outside world not controlled by Israel, was shuttered on Monday by Egypt, which gave no reason for the move.But it came after Gazans on Saturday staged protests along the border with Israel, demanding that Israel lift its crushing blockade. Israeli gunshots killed one Palestinian and left twenty othersLate Wednesday, Hamas, which rules Gaza since 2007, announced that Rafah would open to incoming traffic on Thursday and to two-way traffic on Sunday.
Israel also agreed to boost by 1,000 the number of merchants allowed through its Erez crossing to Gaza.
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