Egypt preparing to open Rafah crossing for entry of aid to Gaza per Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Ahram Online , Wednesday 15 Jan 2025

Egyptian security sources confirmed on Wednesday that coordination is underway to open the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza to allow the entry of international aid to the Palestinian people in the strip.

Palestinian Red Crescent
File Photo: Workers from the Palestinian Red Crescent unload lorries carrying humanitarian aid after they entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing. AFP

 

The security sources also indicated Egypt is preparing to deliver the largest possible amount of humanitarian aid to the strip.

The Rafah border crossing would start operating immediately with the start of the ceasefire deal under Egyptian sponsorship and in coordination with Hamas, according to the Israeli channel 13.

Israel has closed the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, which carried humanitarian aid to the strip, after occupying the Palestinian side of the crossing in May 2024.

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