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Rafah crossing to open next week in both directions, Gaza national committee chief says
Ali Shaath, the head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza under Trump’s Board of Peace, has told the leaders at the signing ceremony for the board’s charter in Davos that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen next week for two-way travel.
Shaath described Rafah as “a lifeline and symbol of opportunity”, adding in a video message that the reopening “signals that Gaza is no longer closed to the future”.
The White House announced on Friday the members of the Palestinian technocratic committee, which will oversee the transition of power in the Gaza Strip as part of Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s genocidal war on the territory.
Shaath is a former deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority.
We've heard this many times before, December 3rd for example https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwk7xen544o
Israel will find another way to delay and restrict access.
EU-Palestinian officials discuss Gaza aid, reconstruction
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian has met the European Union’s special envoy for the Middle East peace process, Christophe Bigot, amid what she described as a worsening situation in Gaza.
According to a post on X from the Palestinian Authority’s top diplomat, Shahin praised EU efforts but called for them to be stepped up “during this critical phase”, citing “the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip”.
She stressed “the urgent need for the immediate and adequate delivery of humanitarian aid, ensuring a sustainable ceasefire, and coordinating efforts between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”.
Bigot, for his part, reaffirmed “the European Union’s position of support for the Palestinian National Authority and the rights of the Palestinian people”, according to the Palestinian Foreign Ministry.
Rights group seeks investigation of Israeli economy minister at Davos
The human rights group Al-Haq says it has filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland against Israel’s Economy Minister Nir Barkat.
In a post on X, Al-Haq said it had submitted the complaint while Barkat, a former mayor of Jerusalem, is in Davos, adding that “the public prosecutor is obliged to examine it while he is present in the country”.
Al-Haq said Barkat is “responsible for unlawful Israeli colonisation of Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel’s actions in Gaza”, and accused him of arguing that the Israeli army “was too lenient during its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people”.
The group said Barkat was also “individually responsible for illegal Israeli settlement related international crimes, including apartheid” during his time as Jerusalem mayor.
“Davos cannot be a safe haven for war criminals,” Al-Haq said, adding that the legal action is based on Switzerland’s laws allowing prosecution of international crimes when suspects are present in the country.
Lol Davos is a convention of war criminals...
