{"id":983,"date":"2025-10-12T03:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T03:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/?p=983"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:49:23","slug":"rafah-crossing-to-reopen-as-israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal-takes-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/rafah-crossing-to-reopen-as-israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal-takes-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafah crossing to reopen as Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal takes effect"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rafah crossing will reopen to allow passage between Gaza and Egypt following Israel and Hamas’s agreement to a peace deal<\/a> and the first phase of a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

A European Union Border Assistance Missions (EUBAM) monitoring mission will resume its duties, according to a statement<\/a> from Italian Defense Minister\u00a0Guido\u00a0Crosetto on Friday. The crossing will reopen on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“On Sunday, October 12, the operations for the release of Israeli hostages and the release of Palestinian prisoners will begin,” Crosetto said, according to a translation. “The Israelis are working to restore the logistical functionality of the crossing’s infrastructure as quickly as possible.”<\/p>\n

Approximately 600 trucks carrying humanitarian aid “will flow in from other (non-Rafah) crossings” per day, Crosetto added. He also authorized the continuation of Italian operations as part of the EUBAM mission, according to the statement.<\/p>\n

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. <\/p>\n

Israel took over<\/a> Rafah in May 2024, preceded by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ordering<\/a> 100,000 Palestinians in eastern Rafah to “evacuate immediately,” followed by “targeted strikes” hours later. At that point in the war, Rafah was the last crossing for humanitarian aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n

On Friday, tens of thousands of Palestinians returned<\/a> to the northern area of the territory following the ceasefire agreement and withdrawal of Israeli troops.<\/p>\n

As part of the ceasefire deal<\/a>, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office said his cabinet approved<\/a> the release of about 2,000 Palestinians in Israeli custody in exchange for the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas.<\/p>\n

United Nations officials said they required Israel to open more crossings in order for humanitarian aid to go into the war-ravaged territory. Humanitarians partners have started to deploy ambulances, fuel, medical items and other critical items through the Kerem Shalom crossing, Stephane Dujarric, a U.N. spokesperson, told The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

President Trump is expected to travel to Israel and Egypt<\/a> starting on Sunday to oversee the peace deal.<\/p>\n

While the ceasefire has been in effect, Israel conducted airstrikes<\/a> on the Lebanese village of Msayleh, with one person reportedly killed. The airstrikes also destroyed a highway that connects Beirut with parts of southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, according to\u00a0the AP<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The IDF targeted a \u201cHezbollah terrorist infrastructure\u201d in southern Lebanon, according to a\u00a0statement\u00a0shared on the social media site X<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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