{"id":56367,"date":"2026-02-01T18:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-partially-reopens-rafah-crossing-between-egypt-and-gaza-in-pilot\/01\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:40:27","slug":"israel-partially-reopens-rafah-crossing-between-egypt-and-gaza-in-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-partially-reopens-rafah-crossing-between-egypt-and-gaza-in-pilot\/01\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel partially reopens Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza in pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel says it has partially reopened the critical Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in a limited capacity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel announced on Sunday that the crossing had reopened in a trial. Meanwhile, COGAT, the Israeli military agency that controls aid to Gaza, said in a statement that the crossing was actively being prepared for fuller operation, adding that residents of Gaza would begin to pass through it on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn accordance with the ceasefire agreement and a directive of the political echelon, the Rafah Crossing was opened today for the limited passage of residents only,\u201d COGAT said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Israeli army said it has completed a complex that will serve as a screening facility for Palestinians passing in and out of Gaza through the Rafah crossing, which will be open for the movement of some people on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rafah has been largely shut since it was seized by Israel in May 2024, amid the country\u2019s two-year genocidal war on Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Al Jazeera\u2019s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Khan Younis in southern Gaza, said the crossing\u2019s reopening was an \u201cuncomfortable dynamic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPalestinians want to leave, but at the same time, they\u2019re worried they won\u2019t be able to come back,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople said the purpose for them departing would strictly be for medical evacuation or continuing their education, and they want to come back later on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ismail al-Thawabta, the director of Gaza\u2019s Government Media Office, told Al Jazeera that about 80,000 Palestinians who left Gaza during Israel\u2019s war are seeking to return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An estimated 22,000 wounded and sick people are also \u201cin dire need\u201d to leave Gaza for treatment abroad, he added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Israeli attacks continue<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An Israeli drone attack on Sunday killed one person in the northwest of Rafah city in southern Gaza, according to a source at the Nasser Medical Complex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Palestinian media outlets confirmed the death of Khaled Hammad Ahmed Dahleez, 63, in the Al-Shakoush area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, in central Gaza, an Israeli drone attack killed a Palestinian in the Wadi Gaza area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The attacks came after at least 31 people were killed on Saturday in multiple Israeli air raids on northern and southern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israeli forces have killed at least 511 Palestinians, and wounded 1,405, since the start of the <span>US-backed \u201cceasefire<\/span>\u201d on October 10.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>(Al Jazeera)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Israel to ban MSF<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Israeli government dealt another blow to the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, announcing on Sunday that it <span>will terminate<\/span> the humanitarian operations of Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, in the besieged Palestinian territory after it failed to provide a list of its Palestinian staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The decision followed \u201cMSF\u2019s failure to submit lists of local employees, a requirement applicable to all humanitarian organisations operating in the region\u201d, Israel\u2019s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In December, <span>Israel announced<\/span> it would prevent 37 aid organisations, including MSF, from working in Gaza from March 1 for failing to submit detailed information about their Palestinian employees, drawing widespread condemnation from NGOs and the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel\u2019s decision to terminate MSF\u2019s operations in Gaza \u201cis an extension of Israel\u2019s systematic weaponisation and instrumentalisation of aid\u201d, James Smith, an emergency doctor based in London, told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIsrael has systematically targeted the Palestinian healthcare system, killing more than 1,700 Palestinian healthcare workers\u201d, thereby \u201ccreating a profound dependency on international organisations\u201d, Smith said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-partially-reopens-rafah-crossing-224711172.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link 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