Second group of Palestinian medical evacuees enters Egypt via Rafah crossing

Second group of Palestinian medical evacuees enters Egypt via Rafah crossing
AMBULANCES CARRYING PALESTINIAN MEDICAL EVACUEES ARRIVING FROM GAZA TO EGYPT VIA RAFAH BORDER CROSSING, RAFAH, EGYPT (FEBRUARY 3, 2026)
Reuters

A second group of Palestinian medical evacuees arrived in Egypt from Gaza via the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday (February 3), the second day since the crossing reopened.

Israel reopened the Rafah crossing on Monday (February 2) for the first time in months, allowing a limited number of Palestinians to exit Gaza in what was described as a major step in a U.S.-backed plan to end the war, although strict Israeli security checks slowed the process.

The Rafah crossing, surrounded by rubble and ruins, is the sole land route in or out for nearly all of Gaza’s more than 2 million residents.

On Monday, Israel allowed five patients, each accompanied by two relatives, to cross into Egypt.

About 20,000 Gazans are seeking permission to leave the enclave for medical treatment abroad. 

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