Nearly 2,500 people left Gaza during a three-day humanitarian opening of the border with Egypt, a rare opportunity for Gazans to leave the region, authorities in the Palestinian Authority said Tuesday, according to AFP.
The Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza said 2,439 people left the region over the three days, while 1,122 entered and 334 were turned back by Egyptian authorities.
The border was closed again on Tuesday, a ministry statement said, after "Egyptian authorities informed us of the shutting down of the Rafah crossing."