Rafah reopening set for Sunday as Israel continues to block aid
Israel says it will reopen the Rafah crossing on Sunday after nearly two years.
![A truck carrying humanitarian aid at the Rafah border on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt on Jan. 29, 2026. The Rafah border crossing is expected to open after Israel recovered the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza. [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1769801282.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Israel says it will reopen the Rafah crossing on Sunday after nearly two years.
![A truck carrying humanitarian aid at the Rafah border on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt on Jan. 29, 2026. The Rafah border crossing is expected to open after Israel recovered the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza. [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1769801282.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026. [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-26T151140Z_156098121_RC239JAZ8GQD_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-NETANYAHU_cropped-1769444248.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




![Palestinian girls walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza City on Jan. 16, 2026. [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1768596151.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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