GAZA CITY - Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah crossing on Monday, as the country marks Sinai Liberation Day and Sham Al-Nessim, officials announced. Lieutenant colonel Ayyoub Abu Sha'ar, director of the crossing, told Ma'an that the crossing would be closed on Monday only, as citizens mark the national holiday denoting the beginning of spring. The holiday always falls the day after the Eastern Orthodox Christian Easter. On Tuesday, the crossing will resume its five-day-a-week schedule, Abu Sha'ar said.
