Rafah border

Head of new Gaza leadership Ali Shaath says Rafah Crossing opens 'window of hope' for Gazans

Israel fully reopened the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Monday for people on foot, a day after rolling out a limited, one-day pilot on Sunday to address potential logistical issues.

A Palestinian patient, accompanied by relatives, waits to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after it was opened by Israel on Monday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026.
A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025

Rafah Border Crossing will be test for Gaza’s next stage - analysis

 Military personnel stand guard on the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023

Rafah border crossing to reopen next week with Israeli oversight, advanced screening

Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

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Hamas rejects putting PA in charge of Gaza side of Rafah crossing

Since the beginning of this year, the terminal was opened for only 21 days.

A Gaza woman waits at Rafah for a travel permit to cross into Egypt, June 14.

Report: Egypt detains Hamas official at Cairo airport

Hassan Asseify, the deputy religious affairs minister in Hamas-ruled Gaza, was stopped on his way back from Saudi Arabia.

A Gaza woman waits at Rafah for a travel permit to cross into Egypt, June 14.

4 Palestinians killed, 30 injured in explosion in Gaza

Eyewitnesses say that the blast was caused when Palestinians moved the remnant of an IAF bomb left over from last summer's Operation Protective Edge.

Alleged site of Rafah explosion as posted on Palestinian social media‏.

Egypt to open Rafah border crossing into Gaza for 2 days

The border crossing will only allow entry into Gaza, while people in Gaza will not be able to go to Egypt.

A Palestinian boy is seen at the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border.

Palestinian students and pilgrimage-seekers protest closed Rafah crossing

Egyptian official says Rafah border may be opened to accommodate pilgrimage requests; Students protest "lost dreams" with symbolic tossing of fake diplomas into sea.

A Palestinian boy is seen at the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border.

Egypt to expand buffer zone with Gaza after longer tunnels found

Decision to increase security buffer zone reportedly comes after discovery of underground passageways measuring 800-1,000 meters in length.

An Egyptian soldier keeps guard on the border between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip

Germany, France, Britain propose EU mission to open Gaza-Egypt crossing

The EU Border Assistance Mission in Rafah worked from 2005 to 2007 to monitor the Rafah crossing, but ended when Hamas took control.

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Katz presents plan for ‘civilian separation’ from Gaza

Under proposal, Israel would stop providing electricity and water to Gazans.

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From Gaza to Europe – in 24 hours

Coverage of the escalation of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip caused a frenzy among news outlets on the continent.

Rocket damage in Sderot, March 12, 2014

Gaza blast kills Hamas commander in 'work accident'

Explosion reportedly occurs during weapons-making training, injuring 9 other members of Hamas's al-Qassam brigades.

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