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Article content CAIRO Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing a day earlier than planned to allow the passage of students, people needing medical treatment and other humanitarian cases, two sources at the border told Reuters on Sunday. The border had been closed for the Eid al-Fitr holiday and was due to reopen on Monday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Egypt opens Rafah crossing early for Palestinian travelers - sources Back to video Israeli air strikes killed 33 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Gaza on Sunday, Gaza health officials said. The attacks brought the death toll in Gaza to 181, including 52 children, they said. Israel has reported 10 dead, including two children. ....
UPDATE 1-Egypt opens Rafah crossing early for Palestinian travelers - sources Reuters 1 hr ago (Adds details) CAIRO, May 16 (Reuters) - Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing a day earlier than planned to allow the passage from Gaza of students, people needing medical treatment and other humanitarian cases, two sources at the border told Reuters on Sunday. A security source said that by 1 p.m. (1100 GMT) three buses carrying 263 people had crossed the border, which had been closed for the Eid al-Fitr holiday and was due to reopen on Monday. Even before Sunday s reopening, Egypt had been picking up people wounded in Israeli bombardments at the crossing. Egypt has so far sent 16 ambulances to pick up casualties, most of whom had suffered serious injuries that required immediate surgical procedures, medical sources said. ....
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Egypt sends ambulances to pick up wounded from Gaza Reuters 1 hr ago CAIRO, May 15 (Reuters) - Egypt sent 10 ambulances into Gaza on Saturday to pick up casualties of Israeli bombardments for treatment in Egyptian hospitals, medical and security sources said. The ambulances entered Gaza at the Rafah crossing, which is otherwise closed for five days over the Eid al-Fitr holiday and the weekend and is due to reopen on Monday. A further five ambulances have been deployed to enter Gaza later and three Egyptian hospitals have been readied to provide treatment, the sources and local health officials said. (Reporting by Yusry Mohamed; Writing by Aidan Lewis; Editing by David Clarke) ....