A civilian EU mission to help monitor the Rafah crossing was agreed to in 2005 but suspended in June 2007 as a result of Hamas’ takeover of the Gaza Strip. In its standby mode, the mission has ...

A civilian EU mission to help monitor the Rafah crossing was set up under agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in 2005, part of international help with peace efforts at a time ...

More aid trucks have been seen crossing into Gaza where Israel has eased its blockade and military operations under intense international pressure, but humanitarian organisations have warned that the ...

A civilian EU mission to help monitor the Rafah crossing began work there in 2005 but was suspended in June 2007 after Hamas, a militant Islamist group, took over the Gaza Strip.

Member states have approved a revised plan for the EU Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point, which was first established in 2005 to help control the crossing.

David Lammy has joined other foreign ministers in condemning the Israeli government for depriving Gazans “of human dignity” ...

The EU’s top diplomat has said the civilian mission can play a “decisive role” in supporting the Gaza ceasefire. Euronews breaks down what we know about its mandate and operations. View on ...

European Union official sources told Reuters on Monday that the Union is studying the possibility of redeploying EU observers on Rafah terminal. In 2005 the Rafah crossing, between Gaza and Egypt, the ...

The Israeli military issued evacuation orders on Monday for most of Rafah and suggested it may soon launch another ground operation in the city after its ceasefire with Hamas ended. The evacuation ...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- As we bumped over the wreckage of Rafah, we poked our heads above the sides of the armored truck. And we wondered at the force used to pulverize so much concrete and mash so ...

A civilian EU mission to help monitor the Rafah crossing was agreed to in 2005 but suspended in June 2007 as a result of Hamas’ takeover of the Gaza Strip. In its standby mode, the mission has ...