The partial reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has raised hopes for desperately needed medical access for Palestinians, even as experts question the long-term impact of the move.
Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated enclave and Egypt on Monday, following months of appeals from aid groups.
The crossing has largely been closed since 2024 with Israeli authorities refusing to reopen until the return of the body of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza.
“[The Rafah crossing] is the lifeline for us, the patients. We don’t have the resources to be treated in Gaza,” Moustafa Abdel Hadi, a kidney patient in a central Gaza hospital awaiting a transplant abroad, told the Reuters news agency.
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