On 20 November 2009, the Council adopted a Joint Action extending the mandate of the EU Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point until 24 May 2010. It had previously adopted 2 Joint Actions extending the mandate of the mission until 24.11.2008 and 24.11.2009 respectively.
On 17 November 2009, the Council confirmed the EU's readiness to redeploy at short notice at the Rafah Crossing Point, should circumstances allow.
Despite the closure of the Rafah Crossing Point, the Mission is maintaining its operational capability to deploy at short notice. As soon as conditions allows, the Mission will return to its monitoring tasks and operations.
