The Rafah crossing will open in the next few days to let Gaza residents cross into Egypt, COGAT, the Israeli military's arm that oversees aid flows, said on Wednesday.
An Egyptian soldier looks on near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
The Rafah crossing will open in the next few days to let Gaza residents cross into Egypt, COGAT, the Israeli military's arm that oversees aid flows, said on Wednesday.
The arrangement, which has security clearance from Israel, will be coordinated with Egypt under the supervision of the European Union mission, similar to the mechanism that operated in January 2025, COGAT said.
Reporting by Alexander Cornwell
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