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Minibuses carrying Palestinians wishing to return to the Gaza Strip line up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing

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Limited passage resumes at Gaza-Egypt border crossing

According to Egyptian border officials, the daily cap for entry into Egypt was 50 patients, each allowed a maximum of two companions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

19 March, 2026

Truck drivers wait next to their vehicles which are transporting humanitarian aid, before entering through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on January 27, 2026, as the vital crossing to the Palestinian territory reopens.

Rafah border crossing

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Palestinians in Gaza await Rafah crossing reopening

The New Arab Staff

01 February, 2026

A Palestinian man works on the roof of a destroyed building by the Israeli military while another watches in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip

Gaza ceasefire deal

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Israel 'to allow reconstruction' in Rafah amid UN school plan

The New Arab Staff

28 January, 2026

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid wait in front of the Rafah crossing to enter the Gaza Strip

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US's CENTCOM announces multi-day exercises amid Iran tensions

The New Arab Staff

27 January, 2026

Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Helen McEntee, is inspecting the Rafah land border crossing between Egypt and Gaza

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Israel seeks to restrict numbers of Palestinian reentry to Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

24 January, 2026

Angelina Jolie Visits Egypt-Gaza Border Area To Review Aid Efforts

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What we know so far about the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing

Naif Zaidani

Sarah Khalil

23 January, 2026

Daily life in Beit Lahia, Gaza

Israel

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian, expand Gaza 'Yellow Line'

The New Arab Staff

10 January, 2026

A view of makeshift tents as Palestinian Rami Ozmila and his family struggle to survive in a worn-out tent as winter conditions worsen in Jabalia Refugee Camp of Gaza City

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Israel shells, demolishes homes in Gaza, as Rafah remains closed

The New Arab Staff

06 January, 2026

Actor and filmmaker Iyad Hajjaj talks about his new film on Gaza. [Brooke Anderson/TNA]

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Hollywood actor Iyad Hajjaj unveils new film on Gaza

Brooke Anderson

15 December, 2025

Union of Sinai Tribes [Getty]

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Egypt: Organi-linked groups looting Gaza aid trucks in Sinai

The New Arab Staff

14 December, 2025

FB Abu Shabab

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Palestinians in Gaza are relieved Yasser Abu Shabab is dead

Sally Ibrahim

05 December, 2025

Abu Shabab social media

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Gaza militia chief Yasser Abu Shabab 'killed in Rafah shooting'

The New Arab Staff

04 December, 2025

A view of the site as Palestinians try to inspect and rescue the dead bodies of victims from a burning vehicle after Israeli forces bombed a vehicle in the al-Abbas area in western Gaza despite the ceasefire, killing four Palestinians and leaving the car completely destroyed in Gaza City, Gaza on November 22, 2025.

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Israeli drone strike kills five in Gaza despite truce

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

04 December, 2025

General view of the Rafah Border Crossing on October 20, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt.

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Gaza: Egypt rejects Israeli decision to open Rafah for exit only

Sally Ibrahim

03 December, 2025

Couples Take Part In Mass Wedding Event In Gaza To Mark UAE National

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Israel kills five in drone strike, intensifies Gaza attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 December, 2025

Illustration - In-depth - Gaza flights

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Gaza's secret flights: Inside Israel's push for forced transfer

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

26 November, 2025

Rafah museum before destruction

Palestinian culture

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Rafah Museum's ruins spark fight to preserve Palestinian culture

Bothaina Hamdan

19 November, 2025