RAFAH: The Rafah Port connecting Egypt with the Gaza Strip will close today to all traffic in honor of the Islamic New Year. The Port will resume operations tomorrow, a source today reported. The Rafah Port was reopened following the January 25 Revolution on May 28. Since its reopening, the Port has seen 173,244 crossings: 87,475 people crossed into Egypt and another 87,769 crossed in the Gaza Strip.