Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Israel said it plans to open the Rafah crossing to allow Palestinians to leave from Gaza to Egypt.
Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories said exits would be "facilitated through coordination with Egypt, following security approval by Israel and under the supervision of the European Union mission." It said this would be "similar to the mechanism that operated in January," when the crossing opened during a cease-fire, the BBC reported.
COGAT said the crossing would open only one way, allowing Palestinians to leave Gaza but not to return, and that it would be overseen in part by the European Union, working with Egypt and Israel.
But the Egyptian government on Wednesday denied it was coordinating with Israel to reopen the Rafah crossing. The country's state information service said that the cease-fire signed in October said the Rafah crossing must be open both ways. There are tens of thousands of Gazan refugees in Egypt.
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