Overview
- A U.S. official said Washington expects Israel to allow both entry and exit at Rafah in the coming days following meetings in Washington.
- Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the government plans a full reopening once Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from the United States.
- An Israeli official told Channel 12 that Jerusalem does not want to be seen as blocking President Trump’s Gaza peace initiative.
- Netanyahu’s proposal to reopen the crossing in both directions faced resistance from far‑right cabinet ministers who have pushed policies encouraging Gazans to leave.
- Egypt rejected Israel’s previous exit‑only condition and kept Rafah shut, and neither Jerusalem nor Cairo has formally confirmed a reopening timeline.