| 1 | GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) " Egypt has opened its border with the Gaza Strip for the first time in two months. |
| 2 | The Rafah border crossing opened Monday for four days, allowing Palestinians to travel in both directions. |
| 3 | Crossing director Khaled al-Shaer says some 20,000 people have applied to exit. |
| 4 | Gazans seeking medical care and students are among those expected to cross. |
| 5 | Rafah is Gaza's only gateway to the outside world with no Israeli control. |
| 6 | Egypt has kept it mostly closed since the militant Hamas group seized control of the coastal strip in 2007. |
| 7 | The closure worsened after Egypt's military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, in 2013. |
| 8 | Hamas is an offshoot of the Brotherhood. |
| 9 | The crossing has been opened for a total of just 15 days this year. |