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Rafah is the site of the Rafah Border Crossing, the sole crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Formerly operated by Israeli military forces, control of the crossing was transferred to the Palestinian Authority in September 2005 as part of the larger Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
May 28, 2024 · What happened when Israel attacked Rafah? Israel has attacked twice since Sunday, killing tens of people in horrific circumstances. A young girl being treated at Kuwaiti Hospital following an ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering there.
Feb 12, 2024 · It has been a tense day in Rafah, following an overnight raid by Israeli forces to rescue two hostages, with nearly 70 Palestinians killed in the border city, according to Hamas-run health...
2 days ago · Fire rages following an Israeli strike in Rafah in southern Gaza on May 26. Reuters TV / Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a “tragic incident,” while the Israeli ...
3 days ago · Rafah, city along the border of the Gaza Strip and Egypt that, for most of the 20th and into the 21st century, has been bisected with an eastern half in the Gaza area and a western half in Egypt. In 2023–24 Gazans displaced by the Israel-Hamas War crowded into the city as it became the final refuge for both civilians and what Israeli ...
May 31, 2024 · Israel has said an offensive in Rafah is vital to uprooting Hamas fighters in its military’s campaign to destroy the group after its Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. The military has said it found dozens of tunnels in eastern Rafah, including at least 20 along the Philadelphi Corridor.
Nov 1, 2023 · It's the southernmost post of exit from Gaza and borders Egypt's Sinai peninsula. There are only two other border crossings from and into the Gaza Strip - Erez, a crossing into Israel in northern...
May 27, 2024 · Dozens of people were killed in Rafah in southern Gaza late Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on an area where displaced civilians were sheltering in tents. The strike sparked a fire that tore...
Feb 22, 2024 · Israel's impending offensive in Rafah has spurred a notable shift from governments worldwide, with calls for a ceasefire growing stronger.
