The authorities in Cairo International Airport allowed 71 Palestinians to travel to some Arab and foreign countries after opening Rafah border crossing between the Egyptian borders and Gaza Strip since Monday.

Opening the crossing facilitate entering and exiting of Palestinians from and into the Palestinian enclave.

A security source in the airport said that the traveling measures of the Palestinians were facilitated after they came from Rafah crossing amid tight security measures.

Rafah crossing was exceptionally opened Monday to allow the crossing of stranded Palestinians and humanitarian cases between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.