Rafah border crossing

First shipment of mobile homes departs Egypt for Gaza as Israel receives bodies of four captives

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 - 12:28 GMT

According to Hamas, the bodies include members of the Bibas family: a mother and her two children, as well as Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 years old at the time Hamas took over 250 captives from Israel on October 7, 2023.

Intensive medical Egyptian preparations at Rafah crossing to receive wounded from Gaza

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 - 01:26 GMT

Egyptian medical teams at Rafah border crossing continue their intensive preparations to receive new batches of wounded and injured Palestinians coming from the Gaza Strip to receive treatment in Egyptian hospitals.

Humanitarian convoys continue to flock from Rafah border crossing into Gaza Strip

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 - 12:41 GMT

Convoys full of humanitarian aid continue to flock from Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip.

Egypt treats 103,400 Palestinians during Gaza war; 9,000 aid trucks enter under ceasefire

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 - 03:06 GMT

Moreover, Egypt has admitted dozens of injured Palestinians and their companions through the Rafah crossing since the beginning of February, days after a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza took effect on 19 January.

Egypt’s Rafah border crossing to open Friday; 50 Palestinian patients to exit from Gaza through crossing

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 - 07:28 GMT

A total of 50 injured Palestinians is scheduled to exit the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing to receive medical treatment abroad. The World Health Organization has welcomed the planned evacuation, marking the first medical transfer of patients through the Rafah crossing since its closure in May 2024. This evacuation is set to take place on Saturday.

Massive protests in Egypt’s Rafah against Palestinians displacement amid Trump’s relocation plans

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 - 05:44 GMT

Thousands of people arrived in Rafah today, some kilometers away from war-battered Gaza, to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid US-Israeli schemes to displace the population after more than 15 months of war.

Egypt readies hospitals to receive Gazans as ceasefire approaches

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 - 10:39 GMT

Egypt's health minister directed an increase in the number of medical teams in emergency care departments and the enhancement of medical equipment in hospitals located in Arish, Bir Al-Abd, and Sheikh Zuweid in North Sinai.

Egypt: Israeli presence in Rafah crossing, Philadelphi corridor aims to hinder Palestinian authority's Gaza return

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 - 02:44 GMT

Egypt's FM says the Israeli military presence in the Philadelphi Corridor and the Palestinian section of the Rafah crossing has "political objectives."

'Israeli lies aim for diverting attention from ceasefire efforts': Egyptian FM

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 - 01:04 GMT

The minister expressed rejection to "Israeli statements and lies about Gaza borders."

Egypt expresses absolute rejection to Netanyahu's allegations on Philadelphi Corridor

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 - 12:32 GMT

The statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Netanyahu of attempting to distract the Israeli public opinion, and cripple negotiations.

Egypt stresses rejection to Israeli presence in Rafah Border Crossing, Philadelphi Corridor

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 - 01:43 GMT

Egypt administers mediation between the two warring parties in Gaza in alignment with its national security and the rights of the Palestinian people.

High-level source denies Egypt plans to send forces to Gaza

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 - 03:10 GMT

The source affirmed that the arrangements within the Strip after the ongoing Israeli military operation are solely a Palestinian matter

The Documentary Production Sector of the United Media Services Announced Presenting the Documentary Film “Ma’abar Rafah”

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 - 08:25 GMT

The Documentary Production Sector of the United Media Services Announced Presenting the Documentary Film “Ma’abar Rafah”

Egypt reaffirms Israeli withdrawal from Rafah crossing as prerequisite for reopening: Senior source

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 - 02:58 GMT

Egypt has restated its unwavering position, emphasizing the requirement for Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing as a crucial condition for reopening the crossing.

Egyptian, US, Israeli officials to meet in Cairo Sunday to discuss reopening of Rafah border crossing

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 - 01:29 GMT

This discussion comes in the context of Egypt's commitment to ensuring a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the crossing, the source added.

Egypt, US, Israel to meet in Cairo to discuss Rafah crossing reopening: Axios

Fri, 31 May 2024 - 04:45 GMT

Officials from Egypt, the United States, and Israel are scheduled to meet in Cairo next week to discuss the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, reported Axios, citing US and Israeli officials.

Egyptian relief trucks enter Gaza via Karm Abu Salem crossing

Sun, 26 May 2024 - 02:52 GMT

About 200 humanitarian aid trucks, including four fuel trucks, were redirected from the Rafah border crossing to the Karm Abu Salem crossing

ICJ orders immediate cessation of Israeli military operations in Rafah

Fri, 24 May 2024 - 01:50 GMT

The ICJ ruled that Israel must immediately open the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza for aid delivery.

Blinken: Israeli military operation near Rafah crossing poses challenges for aid delivery

Fri, 24 May 2024 - 12:33 GMT

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Israeli military operations near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza have made the delivery of humanitarian assistance challenging, according to Reuters.

Egypt denies Israeli reports alleging phone conversation between head of Intelligence, Shin Bet over Rafah crossing crisis

Mon, 13 May 2024 - 09:30 GMT

Israeli Walla news website claimed that the chief of the Israeli Shin Bet made a phone call with head of the Egyptian Intelligence Services Abbas Kamal to speak about finding a solution to the crisis of Rafah border crossing.

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