Israel has announced the reopening of Rafah crossing in the next few days. However, it will do so “exclusively” for those Palestinians who want leave the Gaza Stripwithout specifying how those who wish to return to their land through this border crossing will be able to do so. Egypt. The measure is “in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and the directives of the political leadership,” reported the Coordinator of Government Activities of Israel in the Palestinian Territories (COGAT). Meanwhile, death is still very present in the enclave, where he died this Wednesday Palestinian journalist murdered in Israeli attacks.
The exit of residents through the Rafah crossing will be carried out through the coordination with Egyptfollowing Israeli security approval and under the supervision of the mission of the European Unionsimilar to the mechanism that operated in January 2025when the previous truce took place. Israeli authorities have not given details on when Palestinians who left Gaza will be able to return to the Strip through the crossing, which is what point eight of the truce agreement included, since the crossing should open in both directions. For its part, Egypt’s State Information Service has denied that the country is coordinating with Israel to reopen the crossing and an Egyptian official cited by the agency al Qahera He states that he will only agree to reopen it in both directions, as stipulated in US President Donald Trump’s plan.
Violations of the truce
More than 100,000 gas They left their land behind in the first seven months of the war, until in May 2024, the Israeli Army took the Rafah crossing with Egypt and cut off that escape route. Very few have continued to trickle out of the enclave, although the number of people who have managed to flee Gaza cannot be confirmed. The United Nations has called for the opening of “all available border crossings” in the words of its spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric. “We continue to call for the opening of all available border crossings and corridors, including so that patients can seek treatment in the West Bankand we highlight the need for international emergency medical teams have unhindered access to Gaza,” he added, denouncing that, in the last two days, almost two dozen families have been displaced from their homes in the occupied Palestinian territories when they were converted into military posts.
At least two people have been killed by Israeli troops outside the Yellow Line in the Zeitun neighborhood of Gaza City. The Government Media Office in the enclave has stated that, since the truce that began on October 10, Israel has violated it at least 591 times through the continuation of airstrikes, artillery and direct fire. On 164 occasions, Israeli troops have shot at civilians, while 25 times they have raided residential areas beyond the Yellow Line. In turn, Gaza has been bombed 280 times in this month and a half. At least 70.117 personas have been killed in the Palestinian enclave since October 7, 2023, and 170,999 have been injured.
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