Three women from the first group of Palestinians to enter Gaza through the newly reopened Rafah crossing told The Associated Press that Israeli troops blindfolded, handcuffed and interrogated them for hours after they crossed.

The only crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt has reopened. The move will allow residents to leave for medical care or return to homes and families in the territory.

Of the 50 people waiting to leave Gaza, mostly for medical treatment, only five patients with seven relatives escorting them managed to cross into Egypt on Monday. Palestinian women, among the few people let back into Gaza after Israel's delayed reopening of the Rafah border crossing,

Yisrael Beytenu Avigdor Liberman reprimands the government over the expected opening of the Rafah Border Crossing in both directions tomorrow.