Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024. (photo credit: Sharon ...

CAIRO (AP) — Palestinians and aid workers are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is the Gaza Strip’s lifeline for food and other aid and its only gateway to the outside ...

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 ...

There is widespread expectation in the Middle East that the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which has been closed throughout the war that began on October 7, 2023, will be reopened this week.

Hamas fighters holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza will not surrender to Israel, the group’s armed wing said on Sunday, urging mediators to find a solution to a crisis that threatens the ...

Hamas says it will hand over two more bodies on Saturday US alleges that Hamas plans ceasefire violation Hamas has released all 20 living hostages to Israel Rafah crossing has been largely shut since ...

Israel had agreed to open the Rafah crossing as part of the October cease-fire deal with Hamas but kept it closed. Egypt denied that the border would reopen soon. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...