FILE -Trucks carrying humanitarian aids prepare to cross the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing, waiting for inspections by Israeli authorities before entering the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Oct. 20, 2025. Another key dispute: Israel says that until militants in Gaza return all the hostages they took in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war, it will only allow Palestinians to exit Gaza, not enter. After Israel took control of the Gaza side in May 2024 as part of its offensive that has killed more than 70,100 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, it closed the crossing except to the occasional medical evacuation.
Published at: 2025-12-03 21:37:35
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