The Rafah border crossing, the main gateway between Gaza and Egypt, will reopen next Wednesday after nearly three weeks of closure by Israeli forces. The crossing will allow limited passenger travel in both directions, under strict security oversight by Israeli authorities, the European Union mission, and coordination with Egypt. Prior security approvals will be required for travelers. This announcement follows the shutdown of Gaza crossings, including Rafah and the Kerem Abu Salem commercial terminal, imposed on February 28 under heightened Israeli security measures. The closure had complicated the movement of people and halted the flow of humanitarian and medical aid... [Continue Reading]
Israel has announced the temporary reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, which will allow limited movement of people in both directions, marking a significant development amidst ongoing violence in Gaza. This announcement comes on the heels of Israeli air strikes that resulted in the deaths of at least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a pregnant woman, and eight police officers, according to local hospital authorities. The Rafah crossing has been a critical gateway for the movement of people and goods between Gaza and Egypt. Its closure, which was initially implemented due to the ongoing Iran war, has hampered humanitarian... [Continue Reading]
Gaza’s main gateway, the Rafah crossing with Egypt that was closed at the start of the Iran war, will open on Wednesday for limited movement of people in both directions, Israel’s COGAT, the military body in charge of humanitarian matters, said on Sunday. The crossing had reopened in early February after being largely shut since May 2024, in the early months of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Its reopening offered some relief to Palestinians who want to leave Gaza for medical... [Continue Reading]
Israel has closed the Rafah border crossing and Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank have continued. [Continue Reading]