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Desperate Gazans Await Urgent Care at Rafah Crossing

2/23/2026

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  • The Rafah border crossing remains a limited route for Gazans seeking medical care and voluntary return.
  • Only 80 to 100 crossings occur daily.
  • Around 20,000 Gazans are waiting for medical treatment abroad.
  • Ten-year-old Ibrahim, paraplegic from an Israeli bomb, seeks urgent care.
  • Journalist Hamza Chalan, stranded in Egypt, seeks to return to Gaza to support his family and fears dangerous crossing conditions, including armed gangs.