Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to reopen Saturday following a fourth exchange of hostages and prisoners under a truce agreement, a Hamas official and a source with knowledge of the discussions told AFP.
"The mediators informed Hamas of Israel's approval to open Rafah crossing tomorrow, Saturday, after the completion of the fourth batch of prisoner exchange," the Hamas official said.
The source explained that injured Palestinians would be evacuated from the territory at the crossing, "as per the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement".
The Rafah border crossing with Egypt was one of the main entry points into the Palestinian territory and a vital conduit for aid.
But the border has been closed since Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side in May last year.
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday the 27-member bloc had deployed a monitoring mission at the Rafah crossing "at the request of the Palestinians and the Israelis".
"It will support Palestinian border personnel and allow the transfer of individuals out of Gaza, including those who need medical care," she wrote on X.
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