Rafah border

IDF officer charged with aiding the enemy in Kerem Shalom smuggling case

An IDF lieutenant has been charged with smuggling goods into Gaza, using his military role to facilitate the operation in exchange for a bribe.

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid waits to cross from the Egyptian side of Rafah en rounte to the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip on October 20, 2025.
FILE PHOTO: A view shows The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025.

WHO suspends medical evacuations from Gaza following death of contractor in 'security incident'

A Palestinian patient, accompanied by relatives, waits to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after it was opened by Israel on Monday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026.

Head of new Gaza leadership Ali Shaath says Rafah Crossing opens 'window of hope' for Gazans

A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025

Rafah Border Crossing will be test for Gaza’s next stage - analysis


Egypt to temporarily open Rafah border crossing

Egypt last opened the crossing more than two weeks ago.

A girl sleeps on a suitcase as she waits with her family for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing

Thousands of Palestinians jam Gaza border, temporarily opened by Egypt

Egypt tends to open the frontier temporarily a few times a year, usually with short notice and little explanation.

A girl sleeps on a suitcase as she waits with her family for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing

Egypt decides to temporarily open Rafah crossing

A resident of Gaza City said he hoped that he will be able to travel abroad for studies.

A Palestinian boy standing by a gate looks on as he waits for the return of his relatives after performing the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, September 13, 2017

Gaza border opens under PA control for first time in a decade

An Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal last month formally restored Palestinian President Abbas's administrative control of Gaza.

Palestinians wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt, for the first time after Hamas ceded Rafah border crossing to the Palestinian Authority, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2017

Hamas cedes Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control

The handover follows the conclusion of a reconciliation deal in October between the two Palestinian rival factions.

Hamas hands over control of the Rafa border crossing with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority

Deadline for Palestinian Authority takeover of Gaza set for December 1

How will this impact Gaza border crossings with Egypt and Israel?

Head of Hamas delegation Saleh Arouri and Fatah leader Azzam Ahmad sign a reconciliation deal in Cairo, Egypt, October 12, 2017.

Hamas leader: Rafah crossing to be opened intermittently

Egyptian intelligence is reportedly making the opening of the crossing conditional on security in the Sinai peninsula.

Gazans attempting to cross into Egypt at the Rafah crossing

Egypt opens Rafah crossing for first time in three months

Since the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013, Cairo has seldom opened the Rafah crossing.

A Palestinian boy is seen at the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border.

Gaza, Egypt border opens for two days, reportedly for VIPS

Among those reportedly crossing were MP's and other political figures as well as academics.

A Gaza woman waits at Rafah for a travel permit to cross into Egypt, June 14.

Hamas delegation to Egypt fails to improve relations, report says

Hamas refused to admit responsibility in Sinai security incidents, Al-Ahram says.

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a protest against the Israeli police raid on Jerusalem's al-Aksa mosque in Khan Yunis