Sick, wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months
Rafah Crossing (Egypt), Feb 1 (AP): A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza's Rafah crossing on Saturday, in the first opening of the border since Israel captured it nearly nine months ago.
The reopening of the Rafah crossing represents a significant breakthrough that bolsters the ceasefire deal Israel and Hamas agreed to earlier this month. Israel agreed to reopen the crossing after Hamas released the last living female hostages in Gaza.
Egyptian television showed an Palestinian Red Cross ambulance pulling up to the crossing gate, and several children were brought out on stretchers and transferred to ambulances on the Egyptian side.
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Woman cop shoots, injures rape accused trying to flee during crime reconstruction in Gujarat
Ahmedabad (PTI): A man held for allegedly raping a 4-year-old girl sustained a leg injury after a woman police inspector shot at him when he tried to flee during the crime reconstruction process in Gandhinagar in Gujarat, an official said on Sunday.
Ram Yadav (40) is in hospital and is out of danger, Section 21 police station inspector Lata Desai, who opened fire, said.
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"On the night of December 15, Yadav allegedly abducted a 4-year-old girl who was sleeping with her mother, a construction labourer, in a makeshift hut. He raped her at an isolated spot in Sector 24. After she confided in her mother, a case was registered and Yadav was held from a spot in Sector 25," Desai said.
"When we took him to the spot of the incident for panchnama and crime reconstruction on Saturday evening, Yadav pushed police personnel and began to run from the area. I issued a warning and then fired three rounds when Yadav was about 30 feet away. One round hit his leg," Desai said.
