Gaza City, March 19 -- The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopened partially on Thursday, March 19, allowing a small number of humanitarian cases, including patients and their companions, to travel for medical treatment, according to Palestinian and Egyptian media reports.

The reopening marks the first movement through the crossing since it was shut on February 28, amid escalating regional tensions linked to the Israeli-American strikes on Iran.

A correspondent for the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported that a group of patients departed from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Khan Younis after completing documentation procedures. They were then transferred to the departure hall at Rafah to continue their ...