Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopens, with strict limits
<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/2064da6b-0ef5-4df3-9c1f-fd1978a4331c,1770028990838…; alt='A young man with dark hair holds his left hand on his head while seated outdoors next to an older woman wearing a headscarf.' width='620' height='349' title='A Palestinian patient, accompanied by a relative, waits to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after it was opened by Israel on Monday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026. '/><p>Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire but a mostly symbolic one as few people will be allowed to travel in either direction and no goods will pass through.</p>