Palestinians get ready to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, days after it was opened by Israel for a limited number of people, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on Feb 3, 2026. (Credit: Bashar Taleb / AFP)
On Monday morning, there should have been 150 people — "50 patients, with two companions each" — crossing the Rafah border leaving Gaza, compared to 50 permitted to return, according to Egyptian authorities.More than 24 hours later, only 12 people — "five patients and seven companions" — were allowed to leave the Palestinian enclave, with the same number crossing in the other direction, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More on the context In maps: How Israel's 'Yellow Line' could permanently divide Gaza Nearly two years after its closure in May 2024 by the Israeli army at the height of the Gaza war following Oct. 7, the reopening of the only access route connecting the Palestinian territory to the outside world, in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, is so far happening gradually, after strict...
On Monday morning, there should have been 150 people — "50 patients, with two companions each" — crossing the Rafah border leaving Gaza, compared to 50 permitted to return, according to Egyptian authorities.More than 24 hours later, only 12 people — "five patients and seven companions" — were allowed to leave the Palestinian enclave, with the same number crossing in the other direction, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More on the context In maps: How Israel's 'Yellow Line' could permanently divide Gaza Nearly two years after its closure in May 2024 by the Israeli army at the height of the Gaza war following Oct. 7, the reopening of the only access route connecting the Palestinian territory to the outside world, in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, is so far happening gradually, after...
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