Overview
- - Egyptian state media set an initial target of 50 people per day in each direction, but only 27 crossed on the first day, according to on-the-ground reports.
- - EU EUBAM teams are assisting at the checkpoint after arriving this week, which officials cited as the trigger for the reopening.
- - Names must be cleared by Cairo and vetted by Israel’s Shin Bet, with Times of Israel reporting remote facial-recognition checks to confirm approvals.
- - Exits from Gaza are limited to patients and urgent humanitarian cases, typically with up to two accompanying relatives, while trucks carrying goods remain barred.
- - Reporting from Al Jazeera and Wafa says Israeli fire killed a three-year-old in al-Mawasi, as the Palestinian Health Ministry counts more than 500 killed and 1,400 wounded since the October ceasefire.