IDF footage shows military checkpoint for Palestinians entering Gaza from Egypt

The IDF publishes footage of its military checkpoint for Palestinians entering the Gaza Strip from Egypt, as the Rafah Border Crossing is set to open for pedestrian traffic tomorrow.

The checkpoint, dubbed “Regavim,” is located in IDF-held Rafah in the Strip’s south, just outside the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

“The facility is part of the effort to enhance security oversight in the area,” the military says, adding that security officers at the terminal will “verify the identities of those entering against lists approved by the Israeli defense establishment and conduct thorough inspections of their luggage.”

Only after passing through the Rafah Crossing and then the Israeli security screening will those returning to the Strip be permitted to continue toward the Hamas-controlled areas of Gaza.

However, unlike the entry of Palestinians to Gaza, Israel will only supervise the exit of Gazans to Egypt remotely.

From a control room, Israeli officers, using facial recognition software, will verify that those leaving the Strip are on the list of approved names, and open up a gate at the crossing to allow them through.

A team of Palestinian Authority representatives and monitors from the European Union stationed at Rafah Crossing will be tasked with conducting security screenings for those leaving the Strip.

An IDF checkpoint for Palestinians entering the Gaza Strip from Egypt is seen in southern Gaza’s Rafah, just outside the Rafah Crossing, in video issued by the military on February 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)