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People attend funeral ceremony of 45-year-old Muvaffak Kadiha, a colon cancer patient, after being unable to travel for treatment due to the closure of border crossings

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More than 18,000 patients wait to leave Gaza

Only a few hundred patients have been allowed out of the besieged Gaza Strip for treatment, despite ceasefire commitments to facilitate medical evacuations.

The New Arab Staff

19 April, 2026

Rafah crossing [Getty]

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Around 180 Gazans have left via Rafah crossing since reopening

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

08 February, 2026

Humanitarian aid trucks, crossing from Egypt to Rafah Border Crossing, wait on the border after the announcement of ceasefire and hostage-swap deal between Hamas and Israel on January 19, 2025 in Egypt. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty)

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Thousands of Gaza patients stranded despite Rafah border opening

Sally Ibrahim

01 February, 2026

Al-Shifa Hospital has struggled to provide dialysis services to Gazans suffering from kidney failure amid Israel's war and siege [Getty]

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50% of kidney patients in Gaza die amid Israel’s ongoing siege

The New Arab Staff

01 February, 2026

Israeli attacks on Gaza continue despite ceasefire

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Israel returns last Gaza captive's body, Rafah reopening limited

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

26 January, 2026

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

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Israel agrees to 'limited reopening' of Rafah crossing: PM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

26 January, 2026

Tents housing displaced Palestinians are erected on empty land near buildings destroyed by the Israeli military, in Gaza City on January 24, 2026. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP via Getty Images)

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Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, US envoys discuss Rafah

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25 January, 2026

Kushner and Witkoff urged Netanyahu to move to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal [Getty]

Gaza ceasefire deal

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US envoys urge Netanyahu to move into Gaza ceasefire's second phase

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

25 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

Injured Palestinian awaits Rafah crossing to receive treatment in Gaza

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Gaza's medical lifeline cut off at the Rafah crossing

Mohamed Solaimane

Mohamed Solaimane

14 January, 2026

Gaza

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Exit-only from Rafah: Israel's long game of displacement in Gaza

Alessandra Bajec

16 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

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Gaza ceasefire deal

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EU to restart Gaza-Egypt border monitoring mission on Wednesday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

13 October, 2025

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Host nations must stop Egypt embassies using goons on their soil

Hossam el-Hamalawy

Hossam el-Hamalawy

12 September, 2025

Protests have occurred at Egyptian embassies worldwide over Cairo's role in the Israeli blockade on Gaza

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British embassy in Cairo closes after Egypt removes barriers

The New Arab Staff

31 August, 2025

US Sen. Chris Van Hollen (blue cap) and Sen. Jeff Merkley inspect the Rafah border crossing with North Sinai Governor Khaled Megaour to observe aid efforts related to the war in Gaza on August 30, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt. (Photo by Ali Moustafa/Getty)

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US Senators visit Egypt's Rafah crossing with starving Gaza

The New Arab Staff

30 August, 2025

Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza Strip

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Thousands of sick, injured Gazans await evacuation at Rafah

Sally Ibrahim

04 February, 2025