Rafah border crossing

Israel-aligned Gazan militia operating in Rafah tunnels, aim to disarm Hamas - report

Abu Shabab, named for their founder, Yasser Abu Shabab, is an anti-Hamas, Israel-aligned resistance group operating within the Gaza Strip. 

Ghassan Duhine (center) with members of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in the Gaza Strip, September 2025.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

US Ambassador Huckabee says Rafah is opening slowly to not 'bring terrorists in, or take them out'

A woman carrying a child boards a bus as Palestinians get ready to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, February 2, 2026.

Palestinian women describe harsh questioning, 'journey of horror’ crossing back into Gaza

A woman carrying a child boards a bus as Palestinians, including war-wounded and patients, accompanied by relatives, get ready to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt , in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026.

Five Gazan patients evacuated via newly-opened Rafah crossing in first since 2025


Netanyahu's proposal to open both ways of Rafah crossing is rejected by coalition members - N12

Opening the Rafah crossing in both directions would let Palestinians who left Gaza enter again, but had to withdraw after pressure from coalition members.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Rafah Crossing to reopen for Gaza residents’ exit to Egypt in coming days, COGAT announces

According to COGAT, Egypt will be involved in coordinating the Palestinians' exit through the crossing.

Members of the Egyptian Red Crescent stand in front of the Rafah crossing on October 20, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt.

Israel says preparations to open Rafah crossing underway with Egypt, date to be announced later

COGAT says Israel and Egypt are preparing to reopen Rafah for people, while limiting aid and citing Hamas’s delay in returning hostage remains as a violation of the ceasefire deal.

Humanitarian aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip, October 8,. 2025.

Israel reopens Rafah crossing after Hamas returns hostage remains, aid entering at normal levels

The initial decision to close the crossing came as a punitive response to Hamas not upholding its side of the ceasefire and hostage deal.

Trucks carrying aid bound for Gaza cross the border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in Rafah, Egypt, October 12, 2025.

Hamas: Fuel, humanitarian aid to enter tomorrow and Rafah border to open next week

The official claimed the mediators have begun talks to resume the operation of the Gaza Electric Company.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

Smotrich sets 'red lines' for ceasefire: Hamas withdrawal, no Palestinian state

Finance Minister Smotrich also confirmed that his red lines include the IDF remaining in certain perimeter areas of the Gaza Strip, as well as complete disarmament and withdrawal of Hamas.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a committee meeting on September 14, 2025.

From Gaza to Europe, via jet ski: Muhammad Abu Dakha's daring escape story

Abu Dakha crossed the Rafah border point into Egypt in April 2024, paying $5,000.

Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian from Gaza, poses for a selfie before sailing with two other Palestinian migrants to Lampedusa, Italy, on a jet ski to seek asylum, near Khums, Libya, August 17, 2025.

'One must welcome the change in Washington' leadership, Netanyahu says

Netanyahu spoke to Telegram channel Abu Ali Express about his relationship with Trump, as well as Palestinian statehood, the Gaza Strip, and antisemitism.

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

Hamas pressures Egypt over Gaza aid Access, risking confrontation with Israel

Hamas's public calls for the complete opening of the Rafah crossing put a strain on Egypt's Sisi, as he feel his authority is being undermined.

 Hamas terrorists  in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. February 22, 2025.

Egypt deports dozens more foreign nationals heading for march to Gaza

Three airport sources told Reuters on Thursday that at least 73 foreign nationals had been deported on a flight to Istanbul.

 People carry pro-Palestinian banners during Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a public park outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt March 31, 2025.