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

Gaza patients in limbo amid Israel’s ‘pilot reopening’ of Rafah crossing: a running story on the front pages of 7 newsrooms from 22 January 2026 to 22 February 2026, 42 headlines over 32 days.

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22 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in strikes on Gaza during Ramadan

21 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks kill at least 12 people, injure dozens across Lebanon

19 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Israel kills two in Gaza, blocks thousands from medical exit through Rafah

16 February 2026

• Al Jazeera At least 11 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza
• BBC News Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, rescuers say

10 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Four Palestinians killed in Israeli air attack on Gaza residential building

9 February 2026

• CNN Confusion at reopening of Rafah crossing leaves Palestinians stranded

8 February 2026

• CNN Confusion at reopening of Rafah crossing leaves Palestinians stranded

6 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Gaza patients head to Rafah crossing as people return amid Israeli attacks

5 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 23 in one of deadliest days since ‘ceasefire’
• BBC News Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, hospitals say, after soldier wounded by gunfire

4 February 2026

• Al Jazeera UN chief urges Gaza aid as Israel blocks most medical evacuees at Rafah
• Al Jazeera Relief for patients leaving Gaza as Rafah opens, but thousands still wait
• BBC News Gazans returning through Rafah crossing describe checks by Palestinian militia

3 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Relief for patients leaving Gaza as Rafah opens, but thousands still wait
• New York Times What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza
• Al Jazeera Gaza patients in limbo amid Israel’s ‘pilot reopening’ of Rafah crossing
• Al Jazeera ‘Red line’: Global NGOs working in Gaza defy Israel’s threats after MSF ban

2 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Gaza patients in limbo amid Israel’s ‘pilot reopening’ of Rafah crossing
• Al Jazeera Israel partially reopens Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza in pilot
• BBC News Israel to ban MSF from working in Gaza over refusal to provide staff list
• Al Jazeera Israel says it will ban MSF from operating in Gaza
• CNN Gaza’s Rafah crossing partially reopens after nearly 2 years of closure

1 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Children among 31 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces across Gaza
• AP Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
• BBC News Israeli air strikes kill at least 32 Palestinians in Gaza, rescue officials say

31 January 2026

• Al Jazeera MSF says it will not hand over staff details to Israeli authorities
• Al Jazeera Israel announces plan to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Sunday

30 January 2026

• BBC News 'I can breathe again' says Israeli hostage held for nearly 500 days in Gaza
• Al Jazeera Israel hands over 15 bodies of Palestinians in last stage of captive swap

29 January 2026

• Al Jazeera Lives on hold for two years: Hope, fear stuck behind Gaza’s Rafah crossing

28 January 2026

• Al Jazeera Gaza’s unequal dead: 10,000 Palestinians under rubble, one Israeli captive

27 January 2026

• Al Jazeera Remains of last Israeli captive recovered from Gaza, says Israeli military
• BBC News Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage
• New York Times Israel Recovers Remains of Last Captive in Gaza, Closing a Chapter

26 January 2026

• Al Jazeera Israel says Rafah crossing to open after search for last captive body ends
• South China Morning Post Israel launches ‘large-scale operation’ to locate body of last hostage in Gaza
• Fox News Israel announces limited reopening of Rafah Crossing under Trump’s 20-point plan

23 January 2026

• Al Jazeera Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to open next week: Palestinian official

22 January 2026

• Al Jazeera Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza
• BBC News Israeli strike in Gaza kills three journalists, first responders say
• New York Times Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 11, Including Three Journalists