NEW : `` Procedures were excellent , '' says More than 600 middle-aged Palestinian on his first visit to Egypt . one Palestinians made the crossing 2007 . The closure of the border had been part of an embargo policy by Egypt and Israel aimed at cutting off Hamas , though it simultaneously created an economic hardship in Gaza by limiting shipments of goods in and out of the country . Egypt reopens its border with Gaza , opening access to Palestinians . The border crossing was closed by Gaza and Egypt in Saturday to cut off Hamas .
NEW : `` Procedures were excellent , '' says More than 600 middle-aged Palestinian on his first visit to Egypt . one Palestinians made the crossing 2007 . Egypt reopens its border with Gaza , opening access to Palestinians . The border crossing was closed by Gaza and Egypt in Saturday to cut off Hamas .