Egypt : ` ` Procedures were excellent , '' said one middle - aged Palestinian on his first visit to Egypt . More than 100 Palestinians made the crossing safely . Crossing officials said more than 600 Palestinians passed Saturday through the Rafah border , which had been subject to frequent closures by Egypt after Hamas , an Islamic militant group , took control of Gaza in June 2007 . Egypt reopens its border with Gaza , opening it to Palestinians . The border crossing was closed by Israel and Egypt in 2007 to cut off Hamas .
Egypt : ` ` Procedures were excellent , '' said one middle - aged Palestinian on his first visit to Egypt . More than 100 Palestinians made the crossing safely . Egypt reopens its border with Gaza , opening it to Palestinians . The border crossing was closed by Israel and Egypt in 2007 to cut off Hamas .