US EditionIsrael says it will reopen the Rafah crossing within days to allow Palestinians to exit into Egypt
The Rafah crossing will reopen for Gaza residents to exit under Israeli-Egyptian coordination and EU supervision, following the October ceasefire and amid urgent medical evacuation needs.
- COGAT announced on Dec 3 that the Rafah crossing will open in the coming days exclusively for Gaza residents to exit to Egypt, coordinated with Egypt and supervised by the EU mission.
- The move follows earlier brief openings in January 2025 and February earlier this year; the ceasefire agreement calls for the crossing to allow medical evacuations and travel, responding to UN agencies and humanitarian actors while implementing the U.S.-backed peace plan.
- Operationally, those wishing to leave Gaza will require Israeli security approval, the European Union Border Assistance Mission must make logistical adjustments, and COGAT said the reopening will use a mechanism similar to the January 2025 mechanism.
- The reopening will enable medical evacuations, with the World Health Organization saying more than 16,500 sick and wounded need care; 1,100 tents entered Gaza to shelter 12,000 people amid 92% home damage.
- Missing remains of the two hostages threaten to stall the ceasefire's first phase, as Israel says it releases 15 Palestinian bodies per hostage and accuses Hamas of partial returns.
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lejsl.comThe Rafah crossing, closed since January, "will open in the next few days exclusively for the exit of residents from the Gaza Strip to Egypt," Israel announced.
Israel to open Rafah border crossing in coming days for Palestinians to leave Gaza
The crossing was supposed to open as part of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, but has remained closed over Israeli claims of delays in returning deceased hostages. The crossing is set to be operated by the Palestinian Authority and with European support
In the coming days, the transition will be opened exclusively for the departure of Gazans to Egypt. It will not serve as a passage for humanitarian aid deliveries.
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Israel to reopen a key border crossing to Gaza after saying returned remains do not match hostages
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that partial remains returned by militants did not match the hostages remaining in Gaza, while it announced plans to reopen a key Gaza border crossing for the exit of Palestinians from the strip.
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