An IDF reservist was killed in an attack carried out by Palestinian terror operatives against troops stationed in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip yesterday afternoon, the military announces.

During an operation in the Jenina neighborhood in Rafah, IDF forces encountered gunfire from terrorists who emerged from a tunnel and fired at them.

An Israeli reservist was killed in southern Gaza Strip during an attack by Hamas – the army considers this a clear violation of the recently concluded ceasefire.

CAIRO (AP) — Palestinians and aid workers are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is the Gaza Strip’s lifeline for food and other aid and its only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t controlled by Israel before the war.

Hamas terrorists opened fire Tuesday evening at Israeli troops operating in the Rafah area, sparking exchanges of fire - a new violation of the ceasefire by the terrorist organization. IDF forces conducted artillery strikes in response to the attacks and IAF aircraft flew over Rafah.

Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt will reopen on Monday, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said on Saturday, almost a week after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal was agreed

Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian politician and Leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, said in an X post on October 18: “Netanyahu continues the violations of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and refuses to allow the opening of Rafah Crossing to Gaza.”

Vice President JD Vance left Israel on Thursday with an optimistic note, saying Rafah, a city in the Gaza strip, could be rebuilt in two to three years.

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt

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