Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to open next week, Palestinian official says

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Jan 22, 2026

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter 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/File Photo — Stringer

DAVOS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Rafah crossing with Egypt, Gaza's main gateway, which has been largely shut during the Israel-Hamas war, will reopen next week, Palestinian technocratic committee leader Ali Shaath said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Steven Holland;Editing by Alison Williams)

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