Gaza patients in limbo amid Israel’s ‘pilot reopening’ of Rafah crossing

The Rafah crossing’s pilot opening begins amid confusion, as Gaza’s patients face unclear criteria, limited travel slots, and ongoing medical neglect.

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Gaza City – With what remains of her wounded forearms, Nebal al-Hessi scrolls on her phone to follow news updates on the reopening of the Rafah land crossing from her family’s tent in an-Nazla, Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.

Nebal’s hands were amputated in an Israeli artillery attack on the home where she had taken shelter with her husband and her daughter in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, on October 7, 2024.

Gaza patients in limbo amid Israel’s ‘pilot reopening’ of Rafah crossing

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