Gaza's Rafah border crossing to reopen on Monday, Palestinian embassy in Egypt says - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Oct 18, 2025

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel line up at the crossing into the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border on the Egypt side, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, October 17, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer — Trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel line up at the crossing into the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border on the Egypt side, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, October 17, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer — Stringer

(Reuters) -Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt will be reopened on Monday, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said in a statement on Saturday.

The crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024, will allow Palestinians residing in Egypt to return to Gaza, the embassy said.

(Reporting by Nidal Al-Mughrabi; Writing by Hatem Maher; Editing by Jan Harvey)