Overview
- Jolie traveled to the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on January 2 to speak with Red Crescent workers, officials and humanitarian truck drivers while assessing care for wounded Palestinians.
- Her representatives released comments describing a warehouse full of denied items, mostly medical supplies, and urging sustained, safe access so fuel and critical medicines can move at required scale.
- Israel has announced suspensions for dozens of international aid groups that did not complete new registration requirements, with NGOs warning the rules would expose staff and constrain operations.
- Rafah has not been authorized for full reopening since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire, with reports of hundreds of trucks waiting as Egypt rejects any arrangement that limits the crossing to outward exits.
- Egypt and six other Muslim‑majority countries issued a joint demand that Israel guarantee humanitarian operations that are sustainable, predictable and without restrictions.