Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Rafah crossing to open soon for Gazans
The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt will open soon.
This crossing is a border point that allows people to move between Gaza and Egypt.
The Israeli military's aid oversight arm, called COGAT, said this will happen in the next few days.
Egypt and the European Union mission will help manage the crossing.
This is similar to how it worked in January 2025.
The opening has been approved by Israel for security reasons.
This will allow people from Gaza to travel into Egypt more easily.
Rafah crossing will open in the next few days for Gaza residents to cross into Egypt.
The arrangement is coordinated with Egypt and supervised by the European Union mission.
COGAT, the Israeli military's aid oversight arm, announced the opening.
The mechanism is similar to the one that operated in January 2025.
The opening has security clearance from Israel.
- Who
- Gaza residents
- What
- Opening of Rafah crossing
- When
- Next few days
- Where
- Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt
- Why
- To allow Gazans to cross into Egypt, coordinated with Egypt and supervised by the European Union mission
- Crossing
- Rafah
- Countries Involved
- Gaza, Egypt, Israel
- Supervision
- European Union mission
- Coordinated By
- COGAT (Israeli military's aid oversight arm)
- Security Clearance
- Israel
- Expected Opening
- Next few days
- Similar Mechanism
- Operated in January 2025