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1 day ago · Adam Zeidan. Rafah is a city along the border of the Gaza Strip and Egypt that serves as the Gaza Strip’s only border crossing that is not controlled by Israel. Plans for an offensive in Rafah during the Israel-Hamas War drew controversy in 2024 over humanitarian concerns.
Rafah ( Arabic: رفح Rafaḥ [rafaħ]; Hebrew: רָפִיחַ Rafiaḥ [ʁaˈfi.aχ]) is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip. It is the capital of the Rafah Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. [4] .
4 days ago · Israel says an offensive is necessary to eliminate Hamas and free the remaining 133 hostages taken captive in the Oct. 7 attack, most of whom are believed to be alive. Israel earlier this year ...
1 day ago · Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel over Rafah invasion Share Posted 8h ago 8 hours ago Sun 28 Apr 2024 at 9:33pm , updated 5h ago 5 hours ago Mon 29 Apr 2024 at 12:52am
1 day ago · Isabel Kershner reported from Jerusalem, and Edward Wong is traveling with the U.S. secretary of state. April 28, 2024, 6:15 p.m. ET. As international diplomats converged in the Middle East on ...
Apr 23, 2024 · GENEVA (23 April 2024) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today decried a series of Israeli strikes on Rafah in the past few days that killed mostly children and women, repeating his warning against a full-scale incursion on an area where 1.2 million civilians have been forcibly cornered. Such an operation would lead to further breaches of ...
1 day ago · At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes on Rafah, ... a Hamas delegation including the Palestinian militant group’s deputy Gaza ... which has left most of the coastal territory in ruins.
