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Saturday, February 1, 2025
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Saturday, February 1, 2025
Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt reopens, as wounded Palestinians exit
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Wounded Palestinians and caregivers sit on a bus as they prepare to cross through the Rafah crossing into Egypt, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
The Rafah border crossing, the main entry and exit point for the Gaza Strip, reopens for the first time since May 2024 to allow Palestinian patients to cross over from Gaza to Egypt to receive medical treatment, live television footage shows.
The Hams-run Gaza health ministry says 50 sick and wounded children and 61 companions are the first to cross.
Some 50 wounded Hamas operatives are also expected to cross as part of the hostage-ceasefire deal.
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