Sources: Arab News Ynet
The Rafah Border Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is reopened for the first time since Israel captured it nearly nine months ago during the Rafah offensive. 2025-02-1
An Egyptian border guard is killed in a shootout at the Rafah Border Crossing. 2024-05-27
Ten fuel trucks enter Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah Border Crossing, carrying 150,000 litres of diesel fuel. 2023-11-17
About 500 people, including injured Palestinians, foreigners and dual Palestinian–foreign nationals, are evacuated from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing to Egypt, marking the border crossing's first opening since the war began. 2023-11-1
Hamas releases two Israeli hostages following mediation by Qatar and Egypt. The pair were taken to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. 2023-10-23
The Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border opens for the first time since the war began, allowing humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza. 2023-10-21
Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, announces that US-backed efforts to re-open the Rafah border crossing have failed, citing Israel's refusal to guarantee the safety of incoming aid convoys and outgoing foreign nationals. 2023-10-16
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt denies rumors that the Rafah border crossing is closed, asserting that the crossing remains operational and has not been closed since the beginning of the blockade. The ministry also calls upon the international community to send humanitarian aid to Palestine through the El Arish International Airport. 2023-10-12
Egypt, citing humanitarian reasons, opens the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula for three days. 2018-04-12
Israel opposes Egypt's plan to open the Rafah Border Crossing with Gaza to two-way traffic due to its fears of "terror operatives". 2011-05-1