"Palestinians wept with joy as the Rafah crossing with Egypt partially reopened, allowing a small number of people to return to war-torn Gaza. Emotional crowds gathered around a bus bringing returnees to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis late at night, filming on their phones and lifting children to the windows to greet arrivals. We were exhausted from this humiliating journey, said Rotana al-Riqib, a Palestinian woman in her thirties returning from Egypt."
"The Israelis took us to the crossing me, my mother and another woman from Khan Younis and interrogated us. They don't let us bring in anything. They confiscated everything we had, even my children's belongings. They only left us some clothes. The crossing, Gaza's only exit point that does not lead to Israel, had remained largely closed since Israeli forces took control of it in May 2024 during Israel's genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza."
Rafah crossing with Egypt partially reopened, permitting a very small number of people to return to Gaza while also allowing a few to leave. Emotional reunions occurred as returnees arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, with crowds filming and lifting children to the bus windows. Returnees reported humiliating journeys, Israeli interrogations at the crossing, and widespread confiscation of belongings. Egypt has warned against displacement and demanded equal numbers entering and exiting Gaza each day. Officials had scheduled larger passenger numbers, but only a few dozen crossed in both directions on the first day, far below expectations.
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