Rafah Egypt

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

Regional expectations are growing that the Rafah crossing will reopen this week, but doubts remain over how fully Israel will allow movement, as the ceasefire enters a critical stage.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025
A Palestinian man is seen detained by the IDF in Rafah, Gaza, in the summer of 2024.

US pressuring Israel to allow terrorists behind Yellow Line safe passage - report

Despite Israel’s opposition to allowing the terrorists to cross, US officials have continued to pressure the Jewish state, citing Hamas’s willingness to release the bodies of the remaining hostages.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas and Red Cross workers searching for the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages in Shajaiyah, Gaza. November 4, 2025.

Egypt's proposal for holed-up Hamas terrorists: Hand over weapons, locate Rafah tunnels to exit

Two of the sources said the Hamas fighters in Rafah, which the group's armed wing has said have been out of contact since March, might be unaware that a ceasefire was in place.

|ByREUTERS
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.

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.

|ByLIRAN AHARONI

Egypt closes Rafah crossing early

The Palestinian Embassy in the Egyptian capital did not say why the crossing was closed early.

FEBRUARY 22, 2018ByADAM RASGON
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 temporarily opens Rafah crossing

Pictures shared on Twitter on Wednesday show dozens of Palestinian standing in crowded spaces in the passageway.

FEBRUARY 21, 2018ByADAM RASGON
A woman waits for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Cairo to open Rafah crossing for Palestinians stuck in Egypt

Egypt had planned to open the crossing for 3 days, but unexpectedly closed it early, leaving Palestinians stranded.

FEBRUARY 19, 2018ByADAM RASGON
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 delays planned opening of Rafah crossing

Egypt was slated to open the crossing from Saturday until Monday in both directions

NOVEMBER 25, 2017ByADAM RASGON
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.

AUGUST 15, 2017ByADAM RASGON
A Palestinian boy is seen at the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border.

In Egypt, Abbas set to meet with Sisi

Abbas is finishing up a week-long diplomatic trip in Egypt, where he is meeting with a variety of leaders.

JULY 9, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo, January 14, 2015

Voisinage difficile

Alors que la situation dans le Sinaï se complique de plus en plus avec la montée en puissance des combattants affiliés à l’Etat islamique, l’Egypte et le Hamas tentent un rapprochement

FEBRUARY 19, 2017ByZVI MAZEL
Rafah, poste frontière entre le sud de la bande de Gaza et l’Egypte

Hamas rejects putting PA in charge of Gaza side of Rafah crossing

Since the beginning of this year, the terminal was opened for only 21 days.

DECEMBER 7, 2015ByABU KHALED TOAMEH
A Gaza woman waits at Rafah for a travel permit to cross into Egypt, June 14.

Egypt to open Rafah border crossing into Gaza for 2 days

The border crossing will only allow entry into Gaza, while people in Gaza will not be able to go to Egypt.

MAY 25, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A Palestinian boy is seen at the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border.

Palestinian students and pilgrimage-seekers protest closed Rafah crossing

Egyptian official says Rafah border may be opened to accommodate pilgrimage requests; Students protest "lost dreams" with symbolic tossing of fake diplomas into sea.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A Palestinian boy is seen at the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border.