On its second day of partial reopening, the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has confirmed that the reopening, for now, does not imply a substantial change in mobility from the Strip. After a first day focused almost entirely on technical tests and list verificationThis Monday, the crossing began operating effectively, albeit at a very slow pace and with extremely limited reach.

Hamas on Saturday handed over the last six living Israeli hostages it had promised to release. during the first phase of the ceasefire agreement signed with Israel in January, and in exchange, the Israeli authorities must release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners. For the moment, Israel has postponed this release until it has guarantees of the next exchange. Attention is now turning to the second phase of the truce, which is expected to begin in early March, despite the fact that there are still deep disagreements pending negotiation between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian movement.