Today 31 January 2025, at the request of Israel and the Palestinians and with the agreement of Egypt, EUBAM Rafah redeployed at the Rafah Crossing Point in Gaza.
EUBAM Rafah has deployed a specialised team to the Rafah Crossing Point to allow Palestinian personnel to reopen the RCP. This will allow for the transfer of individuals out of Gaza, including some who require medical treatment. EUBAM Rafah personnel is monitoring the transfers.
Under the terms agreed with the parties, the period of deployment of the EUBAM Rafah specialised team at the RCP will last until the end of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. During this period it is expected that at least several hundred persons will leave Gaza.
