❗️Rafah crossing to reopen under Trump agreement, EU mission returns

 ❗️Rafah crossing to reopen under Trump agreement, EU mission returns

Following the Gaza ceasefire, an EU mission at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will restart, with the pedestrian crossing scheduled to reopen on 14 October, Italy announced today.

The European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) aims to offer a neutral, third-party presence at the crossing and includes police personnel from Italy, Spain, and France. Initially deployed in January during a prior ceasefire, it was halted in March.

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto stated he had authorized the resumption of Italian operations within the EU mission to facilitate the crossing’s reopening under the same terms as in January.

Crosetto also mentioned that “approximately 600 trucks carrying humanitarian aid will flow into Gaza from other (non-Rafah) crossings every day.”