• Thousands of sick and wounded Palestinians are eagerly waiting to leave for urgent medical care abroad as Israel opens the Rafah border with Egypt for “limited” transfers.
  • The Rafah crossing – after being closed by Israel for nearly two years – will reportedly operate for six hours a day and allow the exit of only 150 people, with 50 individuals greenlighted to enter Gaza.
  • Health authorities say 1,268 people have died in Gaza while waiting for medical transfer when Rafah was closed, and doctors warn that number will rise unless more Palestinians are allowed to exit immediately.
  • Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 71,769 people and wounded 171,483 since October 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led, October 7, 2023 attacks, with about 250 taken captive.