Preparations Underway at Rafah Crossing a Day Before Israel Says Travel to Resume

Rafah border crossing into Gaza opened for limited passage, Israel says

Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, the first opening of effectively the sole route in or out of the Palestinian territory since May 2024. Israel seized the border crossing in May 2024, nine months after it launched attacks on the region.

Gaza’s crucial Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume Monday

CAIRO — Palestinians in Gaza watched with hope and impatience Sunday as workers laid the groundwork to reopen the territory's Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world. Israel says the crossing is scheduled to resume Monday as its ceasefire with Hamas moves ahead.

Rafah crossing partially reopens in Gaza

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, a key entry point for humanitarian aid, has partially reopened.

Rafah Crossing Reopens to Gaza Residents After Yearlong Closure

The Rafah border crossing reopened on Sunday, 1 February, allowing movement between Gaza and Egypt for the first time since Israeli forces took control of the crossing in May 2024, according to a statement Israel made on Friday, 30 January.  The crossing, Gaza’s main gateway to the outside world for its more than two million residents, reopens on a limited basis and under strict restrictions. Movement in and out of Gaza is expected to resume on …

Israel to allow passage at Rafah crossing on February 2 after test reopening

The opening of the Rafah crossing in both directions is one of the mandatory conditions for implementing the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza

Preparations underway at Rafah crossing a day before Israel says travel to resume

CAIRO (AP) — Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt showed signs of activity as Israel said that limited travel to and from the territory was set to resume Monday after years of near-complete isolation.