Liberman slams Rafah Crossing opening: ‘Rubberstamping the establishment of a Palestinian terror state’

Yisrael Beytenu Avigdor Liberman reprimands the government over the expected opening of the Rafah Border Crossing in both directions tomorrow.

“For the government of October 7, it is not enough that Hamas and Islamic Jihad today have over 35,000 terrorists; it also needs to open Gaza’s border with Egypt both ways and give control of it from the IDF to the Palestinian Authority,” he says.

“This is a move that is all about rubberstamping the establishment of a Palestinian terror state in the Gaza Strip,” he says.

COGAT said earlier that the crossing would open for the “limited passage” of Gazans in both directions, in accordance with the ceasefire deal. It said the so-called “pilot phase” today was being “conducted in coordination with the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM), Egypt, and all relevant stakeholders,” and “all involved parties are carrying out a series of preliminary preparations aimed at increasing readiness for full operation of the crossing.”