Sick and wounded Palestinians enter Egypt after Israel reopens Rafah crossing

About 150 people expected to leave Gaza on first day border is unsealed out of 20,000 adults and children who need medical care

Sick and wounded Palestinians have begun crossing into Egypt to seek medical treatment after Israel permitted a limited reopening of the Palestinian territory’s Rafah border post as fragile diplomatic efforts to stabilise the conflict inch forward.

About 150 people were due to leave the territory on Monday, and 50 to enter it, according to Egyptian officials, more than 20 months after Israeli forces closed the crossing.

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