Egypt's Rafah crossing to open Sunday with 600 aid trucks into Gaza

Egypt's Foreign Minister confirmed on Saturday the Rafah crossing, the only channel linking the Gaza Strip with Egypt, will be reopened on Sunday. The minister added that about 600 aid trucks are expected to enter Gaza via the crossing on Sunday, as per the ceasefire-for-hostage release deal.

The long-awaited ceasefire between Hamas and Israel reached Wednesday is set to take effect Sunday. Egyptian Minister of Health and Population visited the crossing to oversee preparations for receiving wounded Palestinians from the Strip, the source from the Egyptian Red Crescent added. A provincial health official of North Sinai told that hospitals in Arish, Sheik Zuweid, and Rafah are fully prepared to receive the wounded.