Europe Today Rafah reopens: What’s next for Gaza?
Feb 7, 2026
Stefan Grobe, Euronews political correspondent covering EU diplomacy; Lisa Musiol, head of EU affairs at the International Crisis Group; Martin Konečný, Brussels-based analyst on Israel-Palestine. They discuss Rafah’s limited reopening and slow patient evacuations. They weigh the EU’s supervisory role at the crossing and debate how much leverage Europe truly has over Israel. They outline stalled steps in the peace plan.
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Rafah Opening Is Symbolic, Not Sufficient
- The Rafah reopening is a small positive step but extremely limited in impact.
- Even agreed daily quotas (around 50) are below need and would take years to evacuate urgent patients.
Ceasefire Remains Fragile
- The ceasefire is fragile and punctuated by deadly incidents even after pauses in major offensives.
- Ongoing killings undermine any claim that this is a stable ceasefire.
Humanitarian Conditions Are Dire
- Gaza remains in limbo with ruined services and displaced people living in tents.
- Aid is only trickling in and medical capacity is severely constrained for the population.