Israel: Gaza crossing to open but only for Palestinians to leave

Israel

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Israel said it plans to open the Rafah crossing to allow Palestinians to leave from Gaza to Egypt. Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories said exits would be "facilitated through coordination with Egypt, following security approval by Israel and under the supervision of the European Union mission." It said this would be "similar to the mechanism that operated in January," when the crossing opened during a cease-fire, the BBC reported . COGAT said the