Rafah crossing

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.

National and Islamic forces: We reject all forms of guardianship over the Rafah crossing

Wednesday-8-May-2024

The National and Islamic Forces Follow-up Committee announced its rejection of any form of guardianship over the Rafah crossing or any other crossing, considering it a form of occupation.

UNRWA calls for immediate reopening of key crossings in Gaza

Wednesday-8-May-2024

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said, “Key crossing points [in the Gaza Strip] continue to be closed… They need to be reopened without any delay.”