Times of Israel Egypt to open border with Gaza ahead of Ramadan Egypt will reportedly open its borders with the Gaza Strip for four days starting Wednesday, allowing Palestinians to enter and leave the isolated coastal strip ahead of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. The Rafah Border Crossing between the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip will be open in both directions, the Palestinian Ma'an News site reported Tuesday, citing the Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza. Time Egypt to receive first Mistral helicopter carrier from France on Thursday Egypt is set to receive its first Mistral-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) warship from France on Thursday. The inauguration of the Mistral, which will raise the Egyptian flag and sail from France's Toulouse to Egypt, will be attended by Egyptian defense minister Sedki Sobhi and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. The LHD warship is set to be named after the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser.