Rafah crossing

Egypt to open Rafah border crossing for Palestinian pilgrims

Thursday-30-August-2018

The Egyptian authorities decided on Thursday evening to open Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip on Friday and Saturday to receive Palestinian pilgrims returning from the hajj in Saudi Arabia.

Egypt re-opens Rafah crossing Monday

Monday-27-August-2018

Egypt on Sunday announced that Rafah crossing will be opened for five days starting Monday for the return of Palestinian pilgrims.

Egypt to re-open Rafah border crossing Sunday

Saturday-25-August-2018

Palestinian General Administration of Borders and Crossings on Saturday announced that Rafah crossing will opened Sunday after a week of closure.

Egypt to close Rafah crossing with besieged Gaza for 6 days

Wednesday-15-August-2018

The Egyptian authorities decided to close the Rafah border crossing with Gaza for six consecutive days in both directions.

Rafah crossing to close for two days

Monday-13-August-2018

The administration of Rafah crossing on Monday announced that the border crossing will be closed for two consecutive days.

Egypt to close Rafah crossing on Monday

Sunday-22-July-2018

Egyptian authorities will close the Rafah border crossing linking the blockaded Gaza Strip to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Monday the administrators of the border gate in Gaza said.

Egypt opens Rafah crossing on Wednesday

Tuesday-17-July-2018

Palestinian official sources on Tuesday announced that Egyptian authorities decided to reopen Rafah border crossing with Gaza starting from Wednesday.

Rafah crossing to be closed on Tuesday

Monday-16-July-2018

The administration of Rafah crossing announced on Monday evening that the border crossing with Egypt will be closed on Tuesday in both directions.

Rafah crossing closed for technical reasons

Monday-16-July-2018

Egyptian authorities on Monday closed Rafah border crossing with Gaza due to a technical problem in the computer system.

Islamic Jihad: Egypt promised not to close Rafah crossing

Saturday-14-July-2018

The Islamic Jihad Movement on Friday affirmed that its delegation to Cairo received Egyptian pledges to open the Rafah border crossing permanently and take further steps to alleviate the humanitarian suffering of the population in the besieged Gaza Strip.