Foreign nationals leave Gaza

WATCH VIDEO

Source: CCTV.com | 02-23-2009 13:57

Egypt has begun letting students, third-country residents and medical patients stranded in Gaza pass through its border crossing.

500 students studying abroad and 500 others with valid residency permits for Egypt or other countries have passed through the Rafah Border Crossing.

Palestinian children are seen on a bus as they wait to cross to Egypt at the Rafah border crossing, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009.(AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

On Monday, 800 medical cases will be allowed to cross into Egypt. Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, people carrying suitcases in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis boarded buses headed for Rafah.

Egypt sealed the border after Hamas took full control of Gaza in June 2007. It has occasionally opened the passage for limited periods. Rafah is Gaza's main gateway to the outside world.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei