{"id":7191,"date":"2026-01-01T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7191"},"modified":"2026-01-01T17:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:36:47","slug":"israel-looking-to-reopen-rafah-crossing-after-us-pressure-israeli-media-gaza-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7191","title":{"rendered":"Israel looking to reopen Rafah crossing after US pressure: Israeli media | Gaza News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Israel currently occupies the Palestinian side of the crossing, choking Gaza of a vital humanitarian entry point.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 1 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">1 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Israel is preparing to reopen the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in both directions after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from a visit to the United States, according to Israeli media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s Kan 11 news reported on Wednesday that the expected decision comes as a result of pressure from US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah crossing had long been the only connection to the outside world.<\/p>\n<p>That was until May 2024, when Israeli forces occupied the Palestinian side of the crossing, destroying its buildings, preventing travel and causing a severe humanitarian crisis, especially for patients.<\/p>\n<p>It marked the first time in 20 years that Israeli forces directly controlled the border crossing as they deployed soldiers in a military buffer zone all across the Philadelphi Corridor, where they remain today.<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of Trump\u2019s 20-point plan \u2013 imposed by the US administration in October \u2013 to end Israel\u2019s genocidal war on Gaza had called for Israeli authorities to let humanitarian aid into the territory and open \u201cthe Rafah crossing in both directions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Israel, however, has continued to restrict the entry of aid, while a military unit called Israel\u2019s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced in December that the \u201cRafah Crossing will open in the coming days exclusively for the exit of residents from the Gaza Strip to Egypt\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement caused concern among mediators, with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates issuing a joint statement that expressed \u201cdeep concern\u201d and expressed their \u201ccomplete rejection of any attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s Kan news reported that discussions about reopening the crossing in both directions had been held before Netanyahu met with Trump in the US, but the move was postponed.<\/p>\n<p>It added that an unnamed US source believed that the announcement about the opening of the crossing would take place in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu has reached the end of his latest trip to the US, with Trump hailing him as a \u201chero\u201d and saying Israel \u2013 and by extension its prime minister \u2013 had \u201clived up to the plan 100 percent\u201d in reference to the US president\u2019s peace plan.<\/p>\n<p>However, reports emerged last week that suggested US officials are growing frustrated over Netanyahu\u2019s apparent \u201cslow walking\u201d of the 20-point ceasefire plan, suspecting that the Israeli prime minister might be hoping to keep the door open to resuming hostilities against the Palestinian group Hamas at a time of his choosing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel currently occupies the Palestinian side of the crossing, choking Gaza of a vital humanitarian entry point. 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