"Israel has announced it will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the next few days as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. According to the World Health Organization, at least 16,500 sick and wounded people need to leave Gaza for medical care. However, the border will only open in one direction: for Palestinians to exit. Since the ceasefire began, at least 347 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and 889 injured, according to the Gaza Health Ministry."
"In one recent incident, two children were killed by an Israeli drone for crossing the so-called yellow line, which isn't always well marked. The children were brothers Fadi and Juma Abu Assi, the older of whom was 10 years old. The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, saying, quote, "The Air Force eliminated the suspects in order to remove the threat," unquote. Palestinians report Israeli forces continue to cross the yellow line on a near-daily basis."
Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the next few days, but the crossing will operate only one-way for Palestinians to exit. The World Health Organization reports at least 16,500 sick and wounded people need to leave Gaza for medical care. Since the ceasefire began, the Gaza Health Ministry reports at least 347 killed and 889 injured. Two children, brothers Fadi and Juma Abu Assi, were killed by an Israeli drone after crossing the so-called yellow line. A coalition of 12 Israeli human rights groups concluded 2025 is the deadliest and most destructive year for Palestinians since 1967. The United Nations reports over 1,000 Palestinians killed by settlers and soldiers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 7, 2023. Violence is described as aimed at pushing Palestinians to leave, and the one-way Rafah opening is seen as validating fears of continued ethnic cleansing.
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