Rafah crossing

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
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Gaza children face death as Israel restricts Rafah medical exits

Ansam Al-Kitaa

Ansam Al-Kitaa

12 February, 2026
Thousands of Gazans await medical evacuations as Rafah crossing reopens
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For Gaza's sick and wounded, waiting to leave is death sentence

Anam Alam
Sally Ibrahim
11 February, 2026
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Israel army kills two Palestinians in latest Gaza truce breach

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 February, 2026
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A crossing without relief: Why Rafah's reopening has failed Gaza

The New Arab Staff

Alaa Helou

09 February, 2026
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Israel not letting enough fuel into Gaza: EU

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 November, 2023
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Gaza's children are living in hell or buried beneath rubble

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Sami Rahman

02 November, 2023
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Israel kills 195 in Jabalia strikes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 November, 2023
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Egypt relief convoys head towards Rafah border for Gaza

The New Arab Staff
17 October, 2023
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CENTCOM chief visits Sinai as US, Egypt prep military drill

The New Arab Staff
31 July, 2023
Palestinians wait to cross the Rafah border into Egypt
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Egypt eases restrictions for Gazans travelling through Rafah

Sally Ibrahim
30 June, 2022
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Egypt: Gaza's Rafah crossing remains open to medical cases

The New Arab Staff
06 December, 2021
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International forces meet Egypt officials at Gaza crossing

The New Arab Staff
29 September, 2021
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Israel deprives thousands of Palestinians ID cards

Rakan Abed El-Rahman and Pam Bailey
12 February, 2020
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Rafah crossing to fully reopen Tuesday

The New Arab & agencies
29 January, 2019
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Without Israel's blockade, Gaza would flourish

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Muhammad Shehada

26 July, 2018
Daily life in Rafah, Gaza (AFP)
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Egypt to temporarily open Rafah crossing amid Gaza crisis

The New Arab & agencies
08 February, 2018
Rafah crossing [Nurphoto]
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Egypt to open Gaza border for three days

The New Arab & agencies
17 November, 2017
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Palestinian hopes for Rafah border opening dashed for now

The New Arab & agencies
16 November, 2017
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Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority

The New Arab & agencies
01 November, 2017
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Egypt to open Rafah crossing 'regularly' in September

The New Arab
22 August, 2017