{"id":313042,"date":"2026-01-27T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rafah-crossing-gaza-waiting-for-egyptian-border-to-open\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T21:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:00:06","slug":"rafah-crossing-gaza-waiting-for-egyptian-border-to-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rafah-crossing-gaza-waiting-for-egyptian-border-to-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafah crossing: Gaza waiting for Egyptian border to open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nXropfvacHA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rafah crossing: Gaza waiting for Egyptian border to open\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nXropfvacHA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>People in Gaza are desperately awaiting the expected reopening of the Rafah crossing this week, allowing in much needed aid and for the wounded to seek access to medical attention abroad.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Israel controls the border with Egypt and has kept it closed since the war began in October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #C4News #Gaza #Rafah #Israel<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People in Gaza are desperately awaiting the expected reopening of the Rafah crossing this week, allowing in much needed aid and for the wounded to seek access to medical attention abroad. 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