Israeli, PA officials discuss Rafah reopening

Israeli and Palestinian Authority officials met Sunday night to finalize preparations for the opening of the Rafah border crossing scheduled to take place at the end of the week. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad, head of the Defense Ministry's political and security division, and Brig-Gen. Eitan Dangot met with PA official Mohammed Dahlan and US Ambassador Richard H. Jones to discuss the issue.