{"id":2551644,"date":"2026-01-25T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T17:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:55:12","slug":"israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel reopens Rafah crossing on a &#8216;limited basis&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2551644&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel has reopened the Rafah crossing with Egypt on a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-migrants-from-30-countries-arrive-at-arizona-border\/\" title=\"Thousands of Migrants from 30 Countries Arrive at Arizona Border\">limited basis<\/a>&#8221; as part of the second phase of the ceasefire in the war with Hamas. The government says the crossing will allow peopel to pass only and will operate under full israeli oversight,a measure described by netanyahu\u2019s office as part of &#8220;President Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-touts-gops-new-2024-platform-we-are-party-of-common-sense\/\" title=\"Trump Touts GOP&#039;s New 2024 Platform: We Are &#039;...y of Common Sense&#039;\">20-point plan<\/a>.&#8221; netanyahu tied the reopening to the return of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-pushes-israel-to-release-900-palestinian-terrorists-criminals-in-exchange-for-only-some-hostages\/\" title=\"Biden Administration urges ... to free 900 Palestinian prisoners for some hostages\">living hostages<\/a> and intensive efforts by Hamas to locate and return deceased hostages; Hamas had released the living hostages last year but the remains of one hostage have not been found. the Israel Defense Forces conducted a targeted operation to recover the body of Ran Gvili, the last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-releases-remaining-12-kidnapped-american-missionaries\/\" title=\"Haitian Gang Releases Remaining 12 Kidnapped American Missionaries\">remaining hostage<\/a>, searching near the Yellow Line in northern Gaza. the situation is ongoing and developing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel reopens Rafah crossing on a &lsquo;limited basis&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482460\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Israel has reopened the Rafah crossing between the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\">Gaza Strip<\/a> and Egypt, in what is a key part of the second phase of the ceasefire in the Israel-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\">Hamas<\/a> war.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-884492\">convened<\/a> his security cabinet for discussions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >crossing point earlier<\/a> on Sunday. His office <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM_heb\/status\/2015543173892702676\">announced<\/a> hours after that it would be reopened on a &ldquo;limited basis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4432911\/iran-may-have-killed-30000-protesters-two-days\/\">Iran may have killed over 30,000 protesters in two days: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4430267\/european-leaders-shifting-international-order-inevitable\/\">European leaders insist &#8216;shifting international order&#8217; is inevitable while holding out hope instability will pass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4432476\/millions-without-power-russia-barrage-ukraine-during-peace-talks\/\">Millions go without power as Russia launches barrage at Ukraine during peace talks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As part of President Trump&rsquo;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,&rdquo; Netanyahu&rsquo;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>A sticking point was the return of the last remains of the hostages taken during Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. <\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu maintained that the reopening of the Rafah Crossing is still &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas released all the living hostages last year, though the remains of one hostage have still not been located.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces, however, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/2015479513514139648\">launched<\/a> a &ldquo;targeted operation&rdquo; before Netanyahu&rsquo;s announcement to retrieve the body of Ran Gvili, who is the last remaining hostage and whose body is still somewhere in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF said they were searching &ldquo;in the area of the Yellow Line in northern Gaza.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel reopens Rafah crossing, limited access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2551645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rafah-crossing-reopened.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43772,20083,43292,4671,71896],"class_list":["post-2551644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-crossing","tag-gaza","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-israel","tag-rafah-crossing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rafah-crossing-reopened.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2551644"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2551648,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551644\/revisions\/2551648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2551645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2551644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2551644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2551644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}