Rafah Crossing to reopen Monday, Palestinian embassy in Egypt says

By Reuters 18 October 2025, 5:46 pm

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Trucks loaded with aid supplies move from the Egyptian side of Rafah, en route to the Kerem Shalom crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip, early on October 15, 2025. (AFP)

Gaza’s Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt will be reopened on Monday, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt says in a statement.

The crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024, will allow Palestinians residing in Egypt to return to Gaza, the embassy says.

Previous announcements on the opening of the crossing since the ceasefire began a week ago have been premature.

COGAT said this week that preparations were ongoing with Egypt to open the crossing for the movement of people, with the date to be announced at a later stage.

Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.