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Egypt denied that it had agreed with Israel on opening the Rafah crossing for residents of the Palestinian territory to exit, insisting that the crossing must operate in both directions, Al-Qahera News reported.
"If an agreement is reached to open the crossing, it will be in both directions, to enter and exit the Gaza Strip, in accordance with the plan of US President Donald Trump," the state information service said in a statement, quoting an official Egyptian source.
Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories had earlier on the same day announced that the Rafah crossing would be opened in the coming days for departures only from the Gaza Strip to Egypt.
Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories, the military body that oversees the flow of aid and civilian movement, said that the Rafah crossing will be reopened in the coming days to allow Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt.
COGAT said the arrangement has been approved by Israeli security authorities and will be carried out in coordination with Egypt under the supervision of a European Union delegation, a mechanism similar to one used in January 2025.
The reopening is described by COGAT as being “in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and the directives of the political echelon.”
Israel did not provide details on when Palestinians who exit Gaza through Rafah would be able to return.
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