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First Five Patients Evacuated via Gaza’s Rafah Crossing
Israel allowed only five patients to leave Gaza on the first day of Rafah crossing reopening, far below the planned 50 daily departures due to strict security and complex procedures.
- On Monday, February 2, 2026, the Rafah crossing partially reopened, with Israel permitting only five patients, including Mohammed Abu Mostafa, to exit Gaza under World Health Organization coordination.
- Israeli security procedures require daily candidate lists and pre-travel checks, the European Union Border Assistance Mission monitored identity verification at Rafah, and COGAT described passage in both directions with 50 people expected each way, AlQahera News reported.
- The WHO and Gaza's Ministry of Health informed Ibrahim on Monday he was approved to travel, as he faces worsening eye injury with no Gaza treatment available.
- Dozens of patients assembled at Red Crescent Hospital courtyards voiced frustration at first-day restrictions, while Randa was allowed only one child as companion and Gaza Red Crescent awaited updates amid Israeli companion rules.
- Rafah's limited reopening was framed as part of the US-backed ceasefire's second phase after Israel seized control in May 2024 and following the return of Ran Gvili's remains last week.
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20K in Gaza Need Medical Evacuation. 5 Were Let Through Rafah Crossing on Day 1.
With only five Palestinians in need of medical evacuation from Gaza permitted to leave through the Rafah crossing after it reopened on Monday, health authorities in the exclave warned that the restrictions Israel is continuing to impose at the crossing could ultimately kill thousands of Palestinians who have been waiting for years for treatment as Israeli attacks have decimated Gaza’s health… Source
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More than 18,500 patients await evacuation after two years of war, presenting with both trauma resulting from the conflict and chronic illnesses such as cancer and diabetes.
·Brazil
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