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The European Union will restart a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.
A view of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, as trucks carrying aid wait to cross, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, January 19, 2025. ReutersMohamed Abd El Ghany
The European Union will restart a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.
“Everyone agrees that EUBAM Rafah can play a decisive role in supporting the ceasefire,” Kallas said.
“Today, EU Foreign Ministers agreed to redeploy it to the Rafah Crossing Point between Gaza and Egypt. This will allow a number of injured individuals to leave Gaza and receive medical care,” she added.
A civilian EU mission to help monitor the Rafah crossing was agreed in 2005 but suspended in June 2007 as a result of Hamas’ takeover of the Gaza Strip.
In its current stand-by mode, the mission has 10 international and eight local staff.
Reporting by Lili Bayer
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