Rafah crossing

Fuel and humanitarian aid trucks enter through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on January 27, 2026, as the vital crossing to the Palestinian territory reopens. (AFP)

Israel allows limited movement through Rafah crossing into Gaza

Israel partially reopens Gaza’s Rafah crossing for limited movement of people. The crossing had been closed since May 2024, and full operations are expected to begin Monday.

February 9, 2026

Israel agrees to 'limited reopening' of Rafah crossing: Netanyahu's office

Israeli PM office says reopening dependent on " return of all living hostages and a 100% effort by Hamas to locate and return all deceased hostages”; Israel's military currently conducting an operation to locate and return the remains of the last captive.

January 26, 2026

Qatar PM says Gaza truce incomplete without 'full withdrawal' by Israel

Gaza’s ceasefire incomplete without full Israeli withdrawal; urges second phase with a stabilization force; Egypt demands rapid deployment of monitors and rejects Rafah’s use for displacement.

December 6, 2025