Rafah Crossing Chaos Reveals Failures in U.S.-Backed Ceasefire and Israeli Control

For Palestinians stranded on both sides of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, the promise of freedom to access urgent medical care is slipping further away. Despite recent announcements celebrating the opening of this crucial border as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, the reality is starkly different: only a trickle of patients have managed to cross, while thousands remain trapped in dire conditions exacerbated by prolonged Israeli restrictions. Is This Border Opening Just an Illusion? Last week’s partial reopening was touted as a humanitarian victory, yet official data reveals that in four days only 36 patients and their companions...