RAMALLAH, February 10, 2026 (WAFA) – The Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza reopened on Tuesday, allowing a new group of patients and humanitarian cases to leave the Gaza Strip, and enabling the return of those stranded on the Egyptian side.

WAFA correspondent reported that the seventh batch of humanitarian cases and patients departed for the Rafah crossing after being processed at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society headquarters in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in the presence of representatives from the World Health Organization.

They are now en route to receive medical treatment in hospitals outside the Gaza Strip.

He also noted the arrival of the seventh batch of those stranded in Egypt at the Egyptian side of the crossing before entering Gaza.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) confirmed that it facilitated the departure of 50 travelers through the Rafah crossing, including 19 patients, as part of ongoing humanitarian efforts to facilitate the transfer of patients and humanitarian cases for treatment outside the Gaza Strip.

It affirmed that they were prepared and received medical care at the Al-Mawasi field hospital, run by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis.

Ambulance crews then transported and escorted them safely to the Rafah crossing, providing necessary medical care en route and ensuring their safety until travel procedures were completed, all under extremely difficult humanitarian and health conditions.

Approximately 40 patients and their companions left the Gaza Strip, and another 40 Palestinians stranded in Egypt arrived in Gaza on Monday.

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