In pics: Rafah border crossing

A truck with humanitarian aid enters Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, on Feb. 24, 2025.

Since a Hamas-Israel ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, 680 Palestinian patients and 1,850 accompanying individuals from the Gaza Strip have crossed into Egypt via the Rafah crossing, Egypt's press center said on Wednesday.

The statement added that 7,000 trucks carrying over 130,000 tonnes of aid and 20,000 tents have reached Gaza through Egyptian crossings with Israel and Gaza.

The crossing was reopened from the Egyptian side on Jan. 19 as part of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has controlled the Palestinian side of the crossing since May 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

A truck with humanitarian aid enters Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, on Feb. 24, 2025.

Since a Hamas-Israel ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, 680 Palestinian patients and 1,850 accompanying individuals from the Gaza Strip have crossed into Egypt via the Rafah crossing, Egypt's press center said on Wednesday.

The statement added that 7,000 trucks carrying over 130,000 tonnes of aid and 20,000 tents have reached Gaza through Egyptian crossings with Israel and Gaza.

The crossing was reopened from the Egyptian side on Jan. 19 as part of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has controlled the Palestinian side of the crossing since May 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

A truck with humanitarian aid enters Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, on Feb. 24, 2025.

Since a Hamas-Israel ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, 680 Palestinian patients and 1,850 accompanying individuals from the Gaza Strip have crossed into Egypt via the Rafah crossing, Egypt's press center said on Wednesday.

The statement added that 7,000 trucks carrying over 130,000 tonnes of aid and 20,000 tents have reached Gaza through Egyptian crossings with Israel and Gaza.

The crossing was reopened from the Egyptian side on Jan. 19 as part of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has controlled the Palestinian side of the crossing since May 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

Ambulances wait to enter Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, on Feb. 24, 2025.

Since a Hamas-Israel ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, 680 Palestinian patients and 1,850 accompanying individuals from the Gaza Strip have crossed into Egypt via the Rafah crossing, Egypt's press center said on Wednesday.

The statement added that 7,000 trucks carrying over 130,000 tonnes of aid and 20,000 tents have reached Gaza through Egyptian crossings with Israel and Gaza.

The crossing was reopened from the Egyptian side on Jan. 19 as part of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has controlled the Palestinian side of the crossing since May 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

Engineering vehicle wait to enter Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, on Feb. 24, 2025.

Since a Hamas-Israel ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, 680 Palestinian patients and 1,850 accompanying individuals from the Gaza Strip have crossed into Egypt via the Rafah crossing, Egypt's press center said on Wednesday.

The statement added that 7,000 trucks carrying over 130,000 tonnes of aid and 20,000 tents have reached Gaza through Egyptian crossings with Israel and Gaza.

The crossing was reopened from the Egyptian side on Jan. 19 as part of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has controlled the Palestinian side of the crossing since May 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

A Palestinian mother and her children are seen at El Arish General Hospital in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on Feb. 24, 2025.

Since a Hamas-Israel ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, 680 Palestinian patients and 1,850 accompanying individuals from the Gaza Strip have crossed into Egypt via the Rafah crossing, Egypt's press center said on Wednesday.

The statement added that 7,000 trucks carrying over 130,000 tonnes of aid and 20,000 tents have reached Gaza through Egyptian crossings with Israel and Gaza.

The crossing was reopened from the Egyptian side on Jan. 19 as part of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has controlled the Palestinian side of the crossing since May 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)