Rafah border crossing

IDF kills two terrorists at Rafah Crossing under cover of severe weather

The remaining four terrorists returned IDF fire, and it is not clear whether they were hit or managed to escape. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Following an air strike the Nahal Brigade conducted a search of a building in eastern Rafah, where they identified one terrorist who had been killed in the airstrike, and three additional armed terrorists.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

Netanyahu convenes Israel's security cabinet on Gaza ceasefire's Phase II

Israel’s Security Cabinet met to discuss Phase II of the Gaza peace plan amid ongoing Iranian protests. The progression hinges on Hamas disarming and returning the remains of the final hostage.

|ByJAMES GENN, AMICHAI STEIN
UN SPECIAL Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov briefs the UN in New York in 2017.

Former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov meets top PA official as Gaza Board of Peace plan moves forward

Trump is expected to announce the composition of the board, an important component of Trump's phased plan to halt the war between Israel and Hamas, this month, possibly as early as next week.

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A truck carrying humanitarian aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah Border Crossing, October 19, 2025; illustrative.

Netanyahu: Rafah crossing to stay closed until final hostage Ran Gvili’s remains returned - KAN

"This is our duty," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said earlier. "Hamas can and must return Gvili to Israel."

|ByJAMES GENN

Israel makes additional Gaza gestures ahead of Bennett-Biden meeting

Israel expanded the flow of goods through Gaza border crossings as PM Bennett is set to meet with US President Biden.

AUGUST 26, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A PALESTINIAN POLICE officer gestures as he stands next to a truck carrying clothes for export at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza until further notice

The 365-sq km (141-sq mile) Gaza strip, controlled by Hamas, is home to around 2 million Palestinians. An Israeli-led blockade has put restrictions on the movement of people and goods for years.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
A Palestinian woman waits before leaving Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which was reopened for the first time since it was closed in March over Covid-19 concerns, in the southern Gaza strip August 11, 2020.

Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for first time since September

The Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip has been of particular concern for the spread of the coronavirus due to its high population density.

NOVEMBER 5, 2020ByCODY LEVINE
Security forces loyal Hamas stand guard at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 12, 2020.

Egypt's Sisi orders Gaza border opened for Ramadan, leader says on Twitter

The border with the Palestinian territory is mostly shut but opens at regular intervals. This would be the longest single opening in years.

MAY 18, 2018ByREUTERS
A woman waits for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Egypt to temporarily open Rafah border crossing

Egypt last opened the crossing more than two weeks ago.

APRIL 11, 2018ByADAM RASGON
A girl sleeps on a suitcase as she waits with her family for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing

Egypt closes Rafah crossing early

The Palestinian Embassy in the Egyptian capital did not say why the crossing was closed early.

FEBRUARY 22, 2018ByADAM RASGON
A girl sleeps on a suitcase as she waits with her family for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing

Egypt temporarily opens Rafah crossing

Pictures shared on Twitter on Wednesday show dozens of Palestinian standing in crowded spaces in the passageway.

FEBRUARY 21, 2018ByADAM RASGON
A woman waits for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Cairo to open Rafah crossing for Palestinians stuck in Egypt

Egypt had planned to open the crossing for 3 days, but unexpectedly closed it early, leaving Palestinians stranded.

FEBRUARY 19, 2018ByADAM RASGON
A girl sleeps on a suitcase as she waits with her family for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing

Thousands of Palestinians jam Gaza border, temporarily opened by Egypt

Egypt tends to open the frontier temporarily a few times a year, usually with short notice and little explanation.

FEBRUARY 8, 2018ByREUTERS
A girl sleeps on a suitcase as she waits with her family for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing

Egypt delays planned opening of Rafah crossing

Egypt was slated to open the crossing from Saturday until Monday in both directions

NOVEMBER 25, 2017ByADAM RASGON
Gazans attempting to cross into Egypt at the Rafah crossing