Over 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza are in urgent need of medical evacuation, including thousands of children, UN officials have warned ahead of the planned reopening of the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza on Saturday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Friday welcomed the announcement that 50 patients will be medically evacuated from Gaza via the Rafah crossing. "This will be the first medical evacuation since the ceasefire began and the first time through Rafah since its closure in May 2024," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.

JERUSALEM: Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to reopen Saturday (Jan 31) following a fourth exchange of hostages and prisoners under a truce agreement, a Hamas official and a source with know

An estimated 50 Palestinians in need of healthcare outside Gaza to be moved through reopened Rafah crossing on Saturday.

Crowds from other Egyptian governorates flock to border to protest US president's remarks regarding Palestinian displacement from Gaza and relocation to Egypt, Jordan - Anadolu Ajansı

Last Monday the European Union agreed to restart its monitoring mission at the Rafah crossing, with 18 EU and local personnel including a police security detachment from Italy, Spain and France

The Rafah Border Crossing between Gaza and Egypt is set to reopen on Saturday following the release of the fourth batch of Israeli hostages and Palestinian security prisoners, a Hamas official and a source familiar with the discussions told newsmen.

Egyptians protest against the US President Donald Trump's proposal for Egypt and Jordan to host over a million Palestinians from Gaza, at a gate at the Rafah border crossing, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas,

The EU resumed its Rafah Border crossing mission on Friday connecting the southern Gaza Strip to Egypt which will allow the transfer of Palestinians who need medical care out of Gaza.

Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to reopen Saturday following a fourth exchange of hostages and prisoners under a truce agreement, a Hamas official and a source

North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer announced on Friday that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will open on Friday to transport wounded individuals once the Palestinian side is ready.