Rafah border crossing

Israel plans large camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, retired general says

He does not speak on behalf of the IDF, which declined to comment. The Prime Minister's Office did not immediately provide comment on any plans to build a camp in Rafah.

Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Hamas terrorists stand at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the body of the last deceased hostage, in Gaza City December 8, 2025.

Hamas will only discuss disarmament after Rafah Crossing opens, sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

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

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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.

IDF seizes Hamas weapons stored in school in southern Gaza

In the past 24 hours, the IAF carried out airstrikes targeting approximately 35 sites throughout the Gaza Strip.

 Hamas weapons seized by the IDF in the Gaza Strip, April 14, 2025.