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Ceasefire Takes Hold as Gaza Aid Surges and Rafah Set to Reopen for Travelers

Border operations shift to speed deliveries, with Kerem Shalom inspecting trucks and Rafah reserved for passenger movement.

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aids as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohamed Arafat)
Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aid as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohamed Arafat)
Displaced Palestinians walk amid destroyed buildings in the heavily damaged Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Aid trucks outside the Rafah border crossing on Sunday. EPA

Overview

  • Israel’s COGAT said aid flows are being raised toward roughly 600 trucks per day starting Sunday under the first-phase agreement.
  • Egypt dispatched about 400 trucks carrying food, fuel and medical supplies, with footage showing lorries moving at Rafah before Israeli screening at Kerem Shalom.
  • EU border monitors will resume their mission at Rafah, which is scheduled to reopen Tuesday for crossings between Gaza and Egypt, with Egyptian sources saying it will operate in both directions for people.
  • Preparations began for the hostage–prisoner exchange, with Israeli officials expecting all living captives to be freed Monday and the cabinet approving the release of about 2,000 Palestinian detainees.
  • The United Nations says roughly 170,000 metric tons of aid are staged for entry, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s future role is uncertain, and President Trump plans to visit Israel and Egypt.