More than 3,500 people have left Gaza via Rafah Crossing since January 31, EU says

By Reuters 11 March 2025, 4:33 pm 7 Edit

Paramedics and ambulances wait on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2025, to enter into Gaza once the ceasefire-hostage release deal comes into effect. (Photo by AFP)

Some 3,500 people have so far crossed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing since the European Union restarted its civilian mission to monitor the border crossing on January 31, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas tells the UN Security Council.

Among those who have crossed into Egypt are more than 2,000 people needing medical treatment, Kallas adds.

The crossing was shut to people leaving the Strip from May 2024 until the start of the ceasefire and hostage release deal in January 2025.