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)

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![A giant portrait of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab who was killed in Gaza in 2024, is unfurled on Barceloneta Beach in the second anniversary of her death and after a film about her death received an Oscar nomination, in Barcelona, Spain on Jan. 29, 2026. [Nacho Doce/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1769779598.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




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