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Rafah crossing into Gaza reportedly closed for second consecutive day
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world 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)
Gaza media outlets affiliated with Hamas report that the Rafah crossing, which is used for the entry and exit of people, has been closed for the second consecutive day for an unknown reason.
According to the reports, the Kerem Shalom crossing remains open as usual for the entry of goods.
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