Egypt’s Rafah crossing is a lifeline to Palestinians living in Gaza – but opening it is still unresolved
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A large cement gate is pictured at the border of Gaza and Egypt. The closed gates of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Taken on October 10, 2023. SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images Lorenzo Navone, Université de Strasbourg Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip – after a devastating Hamas attack on Israel – has caused alarm in Egypt. Egypt shares a 12km-long border with Gaza and controls the main exit point – the Rafah crossing – for the approximately 2 million people living there.
Egypt’s Rafah crossing is a lifeline to Palestinians living in Gaza – but opening it is still unresolved
Egypt’s Rafah crossing is a lifeline to…
Egypt’s Rafah crossing is a lifeline to Palestinians living in Gaza – but opening it is still unresolved
A large cement gate is pictured at the border of Gaza and Egypt. The closed gates of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Taken on October 10, 2023. SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images Lorenzo Navone, Université de Strasbourg Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip – after a devastating Hamas attack on Israel – has caused alarm in Egypt. Egypt shares a 12km-long border with Gaza and controls the main exit point – the Rafah crossing – for the approximately 2 million people living there.