Israel reopens Rafah crossing on a ‘limited basis’
Israel has reopened the Rafah crossing to Egypt on a limited basis as part of the second phase of the ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war. The move, announced after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet, allows people to pass through under full Israeli oversight and was framed as part of a broader plan referenced as President Trump’s 20-point plan. netanyahu tied the reopening to the return of all living hostages and to Hamas making a full effort to locate and return deceased hostages; while living hostages were released last year, the remains of one hostage have not yet been found. The Israel Defense Forces launched a targeted operation in northern Gaza to recover the body of Ran gvili, the last missing hostage. This remains a developing story.
Israel reopens Rafah crossing on a ‘limited basis’
Israel has reopened the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, in what is a key part of the second phase of the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet for discussions on the crossing point earlier on Sunday. His office announced hours after that it would be reopened on a “limited basis.”
“As part of President Trump’s 20-point plan, Israel has agreed to open the Rafah crossing on a limited basis for the passage of people only, with a full Israeli oversight mechanism,” the statement said.
A sticking point was the return of the remains of the last hostage taken during Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.
Netanyahu maintained that the reopening of the Rafah Crossing is still “conditioned on the return of all living hostages and the execution of 100% effort on the part of Hamas to locate and return all deceased hostages.”
Hamas released all of the remaining living hostages last year, though the remains of one hostage have still not been located.
The Israel Defense Forces, however, launched a “targeted operation” just before Netanyahu’s announcement to retrieve the body of Ran Gvili, who is the last remaining hostage and whose body is somewhere in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF said they were searching “in the area of the Yellow Line in northern Gaza.”
This is a developing story.
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