Italy says monitoring mission, which was halted when Hamas seized control of Strip in 2007, 'was launched at the request of Israel and the PA'
The 27-nation bloc set up a civilian mission in 2005 to help monitor the crossing, but it was suspended two years later after the militant Islamist group Hamas took control of Gaza.
Today, EU Foreign Ministers agreed to redeploy it to the Rafah Crossing Point between Gaza and Egypt. This will allow a number of injured individuals to leave Gaza and receive medical care.”The European Union Border Assistance Mission to Rafah was established in 2005 when Israel withdrew from Gaza during the Disengagement.
An EU operation helped run the crossing, in coordination with Israel and the Palestinian Authority, for two years until Hamas seized control of Gaza. In Brussels, European Commission spokesman ...
Hamas says it will release 3 Israeli hostages
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called on Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza ceasefire plan “without any ...
The European Union plans to deploy border management experts to support the reopening of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, diplomats confirmed to dpa on Friday. Member states have approved a revised plan for the EU Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point,
Everyone agrees that EUBAM Rafah can play a decisive role in supporting the ceasefire," said EU High Representative Kaja Kallas.
RAMALLAH: Two buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released by Israel reached Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, their arrival cheered
Egypt and Jordan have both rejected the suggestion by US President Donald Trump that Gaza should be “cleaned out” and what remains of its pre-war population of 2.3 million moved to the two neighbouring countries.
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