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Israel Shuts Rafah Border Crossing as Genocidal Assault Continues

March 18, 2025

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt was reopened last month under a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel to allow injured Palestinians to leave the […]

Israel Fires at Ambulances Transporting Evacuating Patients from Gaza

March 5, 2025

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Israeli forces opened fire on ambulances carrying Palestinian patients near the Rafah crossing, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said, delaying medical evacuations from Gaza. Israeli tanks opened fire on ambulances […]

Israel Withdraws from Rafah Crossing – 50 Patients Evacuated Daily

February 1, 2025

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The Israeli army has withdrawn from the Rafah crossing, allowing medical evacuations of 50 patients daily to Egypt, as part of the ceasefire agreement that took effect on January 19. […]

LIVE BLOG: Fourth Prisoner Swap Ahead as Israel Exits Rafah Crossing | West Bank Massacres Continue – Day 483

January 31, 2025

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will open today amid protests by Egyptians over displacement plans for Palestinians.  Meanwhile, Israel has accepted Hamas’ list of prisoners for release, […]

Rafah Crossing to Open in 14 Days After Soldier Exchange, Says Palestinian Source

January 17, 2025

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   A Palestinian resistance source reveals that preparations are underway for the ceasefire implementation, with Rafah crossing opening in 14 days after the exchange of Israeli soldiers and the prioritization of […]

Renewing Its Rejection – Cairo Reiterates Position on Philadelphi Corridor

December 2, 2024

Egypt’s foreign minister met with the UN Deputy Secretary-General on the sidelines of the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza. Egypt has renewed its rejection of Israeli military presence at the […]

Trip Canceled – EU Chief Will Not Visit Israel as Permit Refused

September 12, 2024

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The top European diplomat told Israel’s ambassador to the EU, Haim Regev, that he decided to cancel his visit to Israel after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz refused to permit […]

‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ – 1000 Palestinians Died Due to Closure of Rafah Crossing

August 15, 2024

Al-Thawabta stressed that the death of 1000 Palestinians is the direct result of the closure of the Rafah crossing along with the blockade of humanitarian aid by Israel’s occupation army. Gaza’s Government Media Office announced […]

‘Secret Meeting’ – Top US, Israeli and PA Officials Discuss Rafah Crossing

July 18, 2024

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The Rafah crossing has been closed since the Israeli occupation forces took control of the Gaza side in May. High-ranking US, Israeli and Palestinian Authority officials held a secret meeting […]

‘Impossible Choices’ – WHO Warns Lack of Fuel ‘Catastrophic’ for Gaza Hospitals 

July 5, 2024

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Chief, again issued an urgent appeal for the Rafah crossing to be reopened and for a sustained flow of fuel, food, water and medical supplies […]

‘A Palestinian Matter’ – Cairo Rejects Deployment of Egyptian Troops in Gaza 

July 1, 2024

An Egyptian source said Cairo also rejects any Israeli supervision at the Rafah crossing. Egypt has rejected the deployment of its forces in the Gaza Strip, according to two high-level sources, the Anadolu news agency […]

Israel Refuses Egypt, PA Any Role in Operating Rafah Crossing – Report

June 7, 2024

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Two sources told Axios that during a meeting of Israel’s security cabinet ahead of the talks in Egypt, “Netanyahu said he doesn’t agree to any role for the Palestinian Authority […]

‘A Form of Occupation’ – Palestinian Groups Reject Any Foreign Control of Rafah Crossing

May 8, 2024

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Palestinian groups have strongly rejected any foreign party controlling the Rafah border of the Gaza Strip, following reports that an American security company will be in charge of the crossing. […]

‘Catastrophic Hunger’ – UNRWA Says Aid Interruption at Rafah Crossing Will Halt Humanitarian Response

May 7, 2024

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   “The catastrophic hunger faced by people especially in northern Gaza will get much worse if these supply routes are interrupted.” As the Israeli military seizes control of the Palestinian side […]

Six Months In – Egypt to Increase Aid Trucks Entering Gaza Through Rafah Crossing

April 8, 2024

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The decision came into effect on Sunday, which marked six months since Israel began its brutal assault on Gaza. Egypt has decided to increase the number of humanitarian aid trucks […]

Israeli Forces Block Aid Trucks until Further Notice – PRCS

December 2, 2023

The Israeli decision ordered the crossing to be cleared out of trucks on the Palestinian side as soon as possible. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) announced on Friday that Israeli occupation forces have blocked […]

70 Russian Citizens Leave Gaza – Ministry

November 12, 2023

Videos posted by the ministry show people in tears after finally getting out safely. At least 70 Russian citizens have been evacuated from Gaza to Egypt via the Rafah Border Crossing, which remains the only […]

Rafah Crossing Opens from Besieged Gaza for Limited Evacuations

November 1, 2023

Foreign passport holders and some critically injured people will be allowed to leave through the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, though there is no timeline for how long it will remain open. Limited […]

Union of Gaza Municipalities: ‘We Implore Egypt’ to Open Rafah Crossing

October 29, 2023

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The Union of Gaza Municipalities wrote a letter to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday, calling for the immediate opening of the Rafah Crossing amid the humanitarian catastrophe caused […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG – Massacre at Gaza Market | Jenin Bombed | Biden Calls for More Aid to Israel | IFJ on Journalists Killed – DAY 15

October 21, 2023

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Only 20 trucks of humanitarian aid arrived in Gaza through the Rafah border. But what can such limited supplies do when 2.3 million Gazans are running out of food, water […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Confusion at Rafah Crossing | Israeli Bombardment Continues | Humanitarian Crisis Swells | Iran Warns of ‘Graveyard’ | Biden: Don’t Occupy Gaza – DAY 10

October 16, 2023

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Hundreds of Gazans rushed to the Rafah crossing with Egypt, hoping to gain entry, while Israeli bombs fell all around the besieged Gaza Strip. The Israeli strikes on Palestinian civilians […]

Reports of Partial Opening of the Rafah Crossing for Evacuation of Foreigners

October 16, 2023

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The US news network ABC, citing a security source, reported that an agreement was reached to open the Rafah border crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday. The partial […]

Israel Bombs Rafah Crossing, Warns Egypt against Helping Gaza

October 10, 2023

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt was bombed by Israel for the second time in less than 24 hours, while Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the Egyptian […]

A Distant Dream: Why Not Many Gazans Made it to Qatar World Cup 2022

January 20, 2023

By Asma Abu Amra The crippling blockade and bad economic conditions in Gaza made it impossible for most Gazan football fans to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first ever held in an Arab […]

Poisoned to Death: Bodies of Three Palestinian Workers Recovered from Gaza-Egypt Tunnel

September 4, 2021

The Gaza-based Palestinian group, Hamas on Friday said it recovered the bodies of three men from a tunnel along the Egyptian border. The statement gave no cause of death. But a day earlier, the group […]

Egypt Pressures Hamas to Cancel Protests in Gaza

August 25, 2021

Egyptian authorities have been pressuring Hamas to cancel planned demonstrations at the fence separating Israel from the besieged enclave, Al Maydan News revealed yesterday. Reporting a Palestinian source, Al Maydan said that the closure of […]

Egypt Closes Rafah Crossing with Gaza

August 23, 2021

Egypt has told Gaza authorities it will close the Rafah border crossing from Monday, a spokesman for the Palestinian enclave’s Hamas government said. “We were informed by the Egyptian authorities that the Rafah crossing will […]

Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing with Gaza until Further Notice

February 9, 2021

Egypt today opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip until further notice, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said, a move described as an incentive for reconciliation between the main Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo, […]

Egypt to Open Rafah Crossing with Gaza for Four Days

January 31, 2021

For the first time in two months, the Egyptian authorities will temporarily reopen the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for four days for travel in both directions, said Palestine’s ambassador to Egypt Diab […]

Egypt To Open Border Crossing with Gaza for Four Days

November 1, 2020

Egypt will reopen the Rafah crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, the Palestinian Interior Ministry said on Sunday. “The terminal will be open in both directions for four days until Thursday,” the Hamas-run […]

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