The border crossing has a tumultuous history in the Israeli-Arab conflict.
Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing, Oct.16, 2023.Thousands of people are seeking refuge at the Rafah crossing at the border of Egypt as Israeli retaliatory airstrikesEgypt is preparing for the possible opening of the Rafah border crossing after it was hit at least four times by Israeli airstrikes. A security source said the latest Israeli shelling hit the Rafah crossing area on Monday.
"Until now, unfortunately, the Israeli government has not taken a position to allow the opening of the crossing from the Gaza side for the entry of aid or the exit of nationals of countries," Shoukry said in a presser with his French counterpart in Cairo. A Palestinian man wounded in Israeli strikes on houses reacts with a boy in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct.17, 2023.MORE: Dozens arrested at White House as protesters call for end to Israel's response to Hamas attackRelief supplies sent from international aid organizations and countries -- including Turkey, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates -- and more than 100 Egyptian aid trucks have been piling up in the Sinai border region waiting to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing.
The peninsula was later returned to Egypt, with Israel completing its withdrawal of forces in 1982, following the Camp David Accords and other negotiations.
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