Israel has reopened the border between Gaza and Egypt on for a limited number of people on foot, allowing a small number of Palestinians to leave the enclave and some of those who escaped ⁠the war to return for the first time.

Dozens of Palestinians were expected to leave or return to Gaza on Monday after Israel reopened the sole pedestrian crossing to Egypt, a major step in the ceasefire intended to end the war, though with strict limitations ‌on access. The Rafah crossing, in what was once a city of a…

After months of isolation, residents of Gaza are cautiously optimistic about the reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.

Israel and Egypt were expected to impose caps on the number of travellers, with Israel demanding security checks for Palestinians entering and exiting.

The crossing has been closed almost entirely since it was seized by Israeli troops in May 2024.

Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened to a limited number of people on Monday, allowing the first Palestinian medical evacuees to pass through. According to an Egyptian official, 50 Palestinians…

Tel Aviv: Israel on Sunday (local time) announced the partial reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in a limited, pilot capacity,

Of the many, many thousands of people in Gaza who require urgent medical attention, just five have managed to make it to Egypt to get help.

Of the many, many thousands of people in Gaza who require urgent medical attention, just five have managed to make it to Egypt to get help.

US President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war was given a boost on Monday with the reopening of the enclave's Rafah crossing with Egypt. But difficult questions remain unaddressed, including whether Hamas will disarm.