Updated: August 16, 2017, 11:15 AM
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing - in pictures
Egyptian authorities open the crossing with the Gaza Strip for humanitarian cases
Palestinians wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on August 16, 2017. Said Khatib / AFP Photo
Palestinians wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was partially opened by Egyptian authorities, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 16, 2017. Said Khatib / AFP Photo
A Palestinian man rests as he waits with his family for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 16, 2017. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
A Palestinian woman holds her daughter as they wait for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 16, 2017. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
A Palestinian woman gestures as she asks for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 16, 2017. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
A Palestinian woman holds her daughter as they wait for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 16, 2017. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
A Palestinian woman stands by a fence as she waits for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 16, 2017. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
A Palestinian boy sleeps as he waits with his family for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 16, 2017. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters