Overview
- COGAT said Rafah will reopen on a limited basis for people only, requiring prior Israeli security authorization, Egyptian coordination and EU mission supervision.
- Reports indicate the reopening excludes aid trucks and could initially be capped at roughly 150 people per day, according to Reuters.
- Local health and emergency officials reported at least 32 Palestinians killed on Saturday in Gaza City and Khan Younis areas, including children, with strikes hitting a police station, homes and tent camps.
- The Israeli military said the attacks targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad commanders and infrastructure in response to a tunnel incident in Rafah that it called a cease-fire violation.
- Gaza authorities say more than 500 people have been killed since the October cease-fire took effect, while humanitarian groups and mediators warn severe access limits risk deepening the crisis despite recent ICRC-facilitated body handovers tied to the truce.