{"id":2551719,"date":"2026-01-25T19:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis-6\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T19:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:11:15","slug":"israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis-6\/","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-6%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=2551719&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 limited basis as part of the second phase of the ceasefire in the war with Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet before announcing the move, which\u2014per an official statement tied to President Trump\u2019s 20-point plan\u2014allows only the passage of people and will operate under full Israeli oversight.netanyahu stressed the reopening remains conditioned on the return of all living hostages and Hamas\u2019s full effort to locate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis-3\/\" title=\"... on a &#039;...&#039;\">return deceased hostages<\/a>; Hamas had freed the living hostages last year but one set of remains is still missing. The Israel Defense Forces launched a targeted operation in northern Gaza to retrieve the body of Ran Gvili, the last remaining hostage, and the situation is still 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;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis\/\" title=\"... on a &#039;...&#039;\">limited basis&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/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; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>A sticking point was the return of the remains of the last hostage 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 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-debunks-proposal-biden-claims-they-made-to-end-war\/\" title=\"... Rejects Biden&#039;s Claim of Proposed Solution to End ...\">remaining living hostages<\/a> 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;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-reopens-rafah-crossing-on-a-limited-basis-2\/\" title=\"... on a &#039;...&#039;\">targeted operation&#038;rdquo<\/a>; just before Netanyahu&rsquo;s announcement to retrieve the body of Ran Gvili, who is the last remaining hostage and whose body is 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 with restrictions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2551720,"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":[71897,20083,43292,4671,71896],"class_list":["post-2551719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-reopening","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\/2551719","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=2551719"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2551723,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551719\/revisions\/2551723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2551720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2551719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2551719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2551719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}