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Rafah Crossing Opened for Palestinians Stranded by Outbreak

An Egyptian soldier keeps watch at the closed Rafah border crossing, between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt November 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
An Egyptian soldier keeps watch at the closed Rafah border crossing, between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt November 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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Rafah Crossing Opened for Palestinians Stranded by Outbreak

An Egyptian soldier keeps watch at the closed Rafah border crossing, between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt November 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
An Egyptian soldier keeps watch at the closed Rafah border crossing, between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt November 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Egypt has reopened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip after nearly three weeks, allowing Palestinians stranded by the coronavirus pandemic to return home.

Gaza's Hamas-run government also temporarily reopened the crossing with Egypt.

One-way traffic into the coastal enclave through the Rafah crossing would be allowed for the coming four days, Gaza's interior ministry said Monday.

All those returning would be put into compulsory 21-day quarantine which could be extended, interior ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozm said.

The crossing will remain open for four days to allow for the return of some 2,000 Palestinians from Egypt.

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Senior ISIS Leader Killed in US-Syrian Raid

A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)
A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)
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Senior ISIS Leader Killed in US-Syrian Raid

A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)
A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)

An Iraqi commander linked to ISIS was killed in a joint airborne operation carried out by US-led coalition forces and Syrian units in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian state television on Wednesday. It was the second such coordinated mission involving the newly established Syrian forces.

A security source told state media that coalition troops conducted a helicopter raid targeting a house in the town of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. The strike resulted in the death of Salah Nouman, described as an Iraqi national and a senior ISIS figure.

Nouman was identified as “one of the most dangerous wanted men” for his role in reactivating and directing ISIS sleeper cells inside Syria.

In a separate development, Syrian state media reported that Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani held talks in Paris on Tuesday with Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.

The discussions reportedly focused on de-escalation efforts and the humanitarian situation in the southern province of Sweida, which witnessed sectarian violence last month.

According to an unnamed Syrian government source cited by state television, both sides stressed their commitment to the “unity of Syrian territory and rejection of any projects aimed at partition.”

The statement stressed that Suweida “is an integral part of Syria” and that the Druze community “forms an essential component of the national fabric.”