Preparations to Open Rafah Crossing With Egypt Ongoing: Israel

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), an agency that implements Israeli government policies in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, said that preparations with Egypt were ongoing to open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza.

“Preparations for the opening of the Rafah Crossing for the movement of people are ongoing in full coordination between Israel and Egypt, in accordance with the signed agreement,” COGAT said in a statement to The Epoch Times. “The date for the opening of the Rafah Crossing for the movement of people only will be announced at a later stage, once the Israeli side, together with the Egyptian side, completes the necessary preparations for the crossing’s opening.”