Hollywood actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie visited the Rafah crossing on Friday, touring Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses and speaking with aid groups and Palestinians about conditions in Gaza, where relief deliveries remain severely restricted.
Jolie, who has long worked on displacement and protection issues, inspected stockpiles of emergency supplies staged near the Egypt–Gaza frontier and was briefed on the bottlenecks hampering entry of food, medical items, and shelter materials. The Rafah gate—Gaza’s primary lifeline to the outside world—has largely been shut to inbound aid, which responders say has intensified shortages of medicine, fuel, and clean water.
She also stopped at Al-Arish General Hospital, where wounded Palestinians evacuated from Gaza are being treated. Doctors there described constant inflows of patients and mounting pressure on staff, beds, and critical-care resources.
North Sinai governor Maj. Gen. Khaled Mujaawar thanked Jolie for the visit, calling it “especially important at a time of acute need.” A widely shared clip from the border area showed an aid-truck driver telling Jolie, “We’re not afraid—we will enter Gaza a thousand times if needed.”
Israeli media have reported that, following talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tel Aviv may reopen Rafah for two-way movement. The crossing had been slated to reopen under elements of an October 10 ceasefire arrangement, though access has remained sharply limited, with priority largely given to outbound medical evacuations and foreign passport holders.
Humanitarian organizations say unfettered, continuous access through Rafah and other entry points is essential to stabilize Gaza’s health system, restore basic services, and avert further loss of life. They are urging all parties to guarantee safe passage for aid convoys and medical evacuations, and to protect civilians and critical infrastructure.