Limited Reopening of Rafah Crossing Brings Mixed Emotions, While Other Global Events Unfold
The Rafah crossing between the Palestinian territories and Egypt partially reopened, allowing a small number of sick and wounded Palestinians to seek medical treatment in Egypt, according to multiple sources. The reopening occurred after more than 20 months of closure by Israeli forces.
On Monday, approximately 150 people were expected to leave the territory, and 50 to enter, Egyptian officials stated. However, Reuters reported that by nightfall, Israel had permitted only 12 Palestinians to re-enter. Palestinians wept with joy at the reopening. "We were exhausted from this humiliating journey," said Rotana al-Riqib, a Palestinian woman in her thirties returning from Egypt, according to Al Jazeera. Emotional crowds gathered around a bus bringing returnees to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, filming and greeting arrivals.
In other news, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine remained in hiding nearly three weeks after a disputed election, as a social media feud with the country's military chief escalated, The Guardian reported. Wine's whereabouts have been unknown since he fled what he described as a night raid on his home by police and military. After the election, Wine alleged mass fraud and called on supporters to protest.
Tragedy struck in Nigeria, where singer Ifunanya Nwangene, 26, a former contestant on The Voice Nigeria, died after being bitten by a snake in her flat in Abuja, The Guardian reported. Nwangene's death highlighted the crisis of preventable fatalities due to snakebites and raised questions about the availability of effective antivenoms. In a last message to her friends, Nwangene wrote: "Please come."
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., Colombian President Gustavo Petro and former U.S. President Donald Trump held an amicable meeting at the White House, putting aside months of hostile remarks, according to The Guardian. The meeting resulted in an agreement to tackle drug trafficking, according to Trump.
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