What we know about plans to open the Rafah border crossing this week

For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut. Now Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the crossing will reopen soon,

The Rafah crossing is Gaza's lifeline to the world and could open soon

The Rafah crossing is Gaza's lifeline to the world and could open soon - Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, Gaza’s lifeline to the outside world

What to know about Gaza's Rafah crossing, which could open within days

In 2022, the United Nations recorded more than 133,000 entries and 144,000 exits through Rafah, though many involved the same people crossing multiple times. Egyptian authorities allowed imports on 150 days of the year, and more than 32,000 trucks of goods entered.
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Who Is Still Crossing the Border?

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has boasted that border crossings have dropped to zero. That’s not true.

Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to open next week, Palestinian official says

DAVOS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Gaza's border crossing with Egypt will reopen next week after largely being shut during the Israel-Hamas war, the Palestinian technocrat leader backed by Washington to administer the enclave announced on Thursday.