Egypt reopened the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip on Saturday after a nine-day closure, an official of Gaza government said.

Egypt reopened the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip on Saturday after a nine-day closure, an official of Gaza government said.

Maher Abu Sabha, director general of Gaza's only land passage bypassing Palestine, said he expected 300 Palestinians to cross from the territory into Egypt by the end of the day.

Since a July 3 army coup ousted Egyptian president Mohammad Mursi, Egyptian authorities have repeatedly closed the Rafah border crossing.