Rafah Crossing

Rafah crossing opens for first time since Oct 7 for movement of wounded, foreign passport holders

Convoys of desperately needed aid have passed between Egypt and Gaza but no people have been allowed to cross. Some 400 foreigners and dual nationals along with some 90 sick and wounded were expected to leave on Wednesday

Israel-Hamas war: Third aid convoy enters Gaza via Egypt border crossing

Reports from both the Egyptian and Palestinian sides of the border indicate that over a dozen lorries crossed into Gaza through Rafah. This follows the arrival of 34 trucks over the weekend, as confirmed by an Egyptian Red Cross official

Humanitarian aid starts entering Gaza crossing from Egypt

Egyptian state television showed several trucks entering the Rafah crossing on the 15th day of the war between Israel and Hamas

UN chief visits Egypt's Rafah crossing ahead of Gaza aid delivery

Cargo planes and trucks have been bringing aid to the crossing for days, but so far none has been delivered to Gaza, which Israel has besieged and bombed for 13 days in response to a deadly cross-border attack by Hamas militants on 7 October

Israel faces multiple challenges as initial outrage of Hamas terror wears off

Tough decisions await Israel which are likely to have long lasting if not permanent imprint on the future of Israel and Palestine

Vantage | Egypt's complex role in the Gaza conflict: A closer look

The nation's historical connections with the region and its current policy of keeping the Rafah Crossing closed present a perplexing dilemma

US in talks with Egypt to open Gaza's Rafah border crossing

Rafah, a crossing on the narrow border between Gaza and Egypt is the only way out for the people of Gaza to flee Israeli air strikes. But Egypt, so far, hasn't opened the crossing

Vantage | From MBS to Erdogan, how West Asian countries are trying to broker peace

While West Asian nations are intensifying their diplomatic and relief efforts, some like the UAE, Morocco and Bahrain face a delicate balancing act