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Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt to reopen Wednesday, says Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Palestinian children watch as patients prepare to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment through the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was opened by Israel for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 8, 2026. (Bashar Taleb/ AFP)
The Rafah Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt will reopen for the movement of Palestinians in both directions on Wednesday, after it was closed at the start of the war with Iran, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories says.
COGAT says the decision was made following a fresh assessment and “an examination of the conditions enabling the resumption of operations at the crossing, while maintaining the necessary security restrictions in light of the security situation and the threats in the area.”
The crossing will operate under the same mechanism as it did before it was closed, COGAT adds.
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