A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing through Gaza’s Rafah crossing into Egypt for treatment.

The border point had been closed after Israel invaded the southern city of Rafah in May but is opening again as part of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Egypt is ready to receive injured or sick Palestinians who are entering the country for health care through the Rafah crossing, which resumed operation on Saturday, according to the country's officials.

Hamas-run authorities say sick, wounded children and carers evacuated through gateway; reports say injured Hamas fighters also set to cross under terms of hostage-ceasefire deal

The children are the first in what is meant to be regular evacuations of Palestinians through the crossing for treatment abroad. View on euronews

CAIRO -- Patients from the Gaza Strip entered Egypt on Saturday through the Rafah crossing, the only link between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's state-run Nile TV reported. They are the first group of Gazan patients entering Egypt for medical treatment via the crossing since May last year.

Thirty-seven sick and wounded Palestinians have left Gaza for medical treatment in Egypt following the reopening of the Rafah border crossing after eight months. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on X that 34 children and three adults, along with 39 companions, crossed out of Gaza to receive treatment in Egypt.

A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began entering Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Saturday. It marks first opening of the border since Israel seized control of it nearly nine months ago.

The Rafah border crossing, which connects Gaza to Egypt, was reopened on Saturday to allow the evacuation of 37 sick and wounded children in need of urgent medical treatment. The reopening comes as part of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza,