Body of 24-year-old Palestinian found near Egyptian border

Published August 16th, 2015 - 01:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The body of a young Palestinian man was found near the Egyptian border in Gaza on Sunday morning, Palestinian sources told Ma'an. 

Muhammad Shaaban, 24, from Rafah in the southern Gaza strip was announced missing Saturday.

The cause of death is not yet known.
 
Egyptian authorities on Saturday announced that Gaza's border crossing with Egypt will be opened for travel into and out of the Gaza Strip for four days starting Sunday.
 
The Rafah crossing is the primary lifeline to the outside world for Gaza's 1.8 million residents.

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