(260202) -- GAZA, Feb. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian patients and their companions wait outside the Palestinian Red Crescent building in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, as they prepare to cross through the Rafah border crossing for medical treatment, on Feb. 2, 2026. Some Palestinian patients started moving from the city of Khan Younis toward the Rafah land crossing in southern Gaza, in preparation for their travel abroad, Palestinian medical sources said Monday.
Earlier on Monday, the crossing, the only channel linking Gaza with Egypt, was reopened in both directions on a limited and trial basis, as a number of Palestinians arrived on the Egyptian side of the crossing in preparation for entering Gaza, according to Palestinian sources. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
