Thousands face worsening illness after closure of key crossing halts medical evacuations.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opens to pedestrian traffic on Feb. 2, 2026. (photo credit: TPS-IL) Rafah is one ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A truck carrying humanitarian aid at the Rafah border on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt, January 29, 2026 (photo credit: ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut. Now Israel’s Prime ...
CAIRO (AP) — Before the war, the Rafah border crossing was Gaza’s only gateway to the outside world not controlled by Israel. It was shuttered when Israeli troops seized it in May 2024. On Monday, the ...
Mohammed Arafat / AP CAIRO — Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead, according to Egyptian and Israeli ...