Rafah crossing

The Follow-up Committee warns of Israeli plans to replace Rafah Crossing

Tuesday-25-June-2024

The Follow-up Committee of National and Islamic Factions in Palestine have said in a statement on Tuesday that it was following the recurring news that certain parties were coordinating with Israel to facilitate the travel of some patients and foreign nationals through the Karam Abu Salem crossing.

Hamas: Israeli army’s burning of facilities at Rafah crossing “criminal and barbaric”

Tuesday-18-June-2024

The Hamas Movement has described the Israeli occupation army’s burning of the passenger waiting hall and other premises on the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing as a “criminal act, a barbaric behavior, and part of the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.”

Israeli army bars patients from leaving or returning to Gaza

Saturday-25-May-2024

The Palestinian health ministry has said that many Gaza patients have not been able to leave or return to the coastal territory since May 6 because of the Israeli military closure of the Rafah border crossing.

Al-Qanou: The Rafah crossing is and will always be a Palestinian-Egyptian crossing

Thursday-23-May-2024

The spokesman for the Hamas Movement, Abdul Latif Al-Qanou, said in a statement on Thursday that the Rafah crossing is and will always be a Palestinian-Egyptian crossing.

Euro-Med: Scores of wounded and sick Palestinians die due to closure of the Rafah crossing

Saturday-18-May-2024

The ongoing closure of the Rafah land crossing, which connects the Gaza Strip to Egypt, has resulted in a dire humanitarian crisis for Palestinian civilians and has accelerated the genocide that has been taking place since 7 October, the Euro-Med Monitor said in a report on Saturday.

Red Crescent: Closing Gaza crossings heralds imminent humanitarian & health catastrophe

Tuesday-14-May-2024

The Palestine Red Crescent Society has warned of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli ongoing closure of the crossings, after taking control of the Rafah crossing and closing it completely.

Al-Assar: We will not accept any foreign control of Rafah crossing

Monday-13-May-2024

Adnan Al-Assar, a member of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Arab Front, stressed the Palestinians’ rejection of the Israeli occupation’s plans to hand over the Rafah border crossing to a private US firm.

GMO warns of humanitarian catastrophe amid ongoing closure of Rafah crossing

Monday-13-May-2024

The head of the Government Media Office (GMO), Salama Marouf warned of a new humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the Israeli forced closure of the Rafah crossing for almost a week as well as preventing the delivery of aid from the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Ministry: Patients and wounded in danger of imminent death as Israeli occupation forces block crossings

Thursday-9-May-2024

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has said that the Israeli occupation army is committing a new genocide by closing crossings and preventing entry and exit.

Occupation of Rafah Crossing … Israeli arrogance and further strangulation of Gaza

Wednesday-8-May-2024

Recreating a scene from the occupation, Israeli tanks entered Rafah Crossing, reaching the Egyptian gate and hoisting the Israeli flag within it.