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Mar 21, 2024 · Photos. Updated 12:26 AM PDT, March 21, 2024. JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is determined to launch a ground 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.
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.
1 day ago · The Gaza Strip's Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been a key lifeline for people in the Palestinian enclave. Here is a timeline of events since Oct. 7, 2023, leading up to Israel's offensive.
1 day ago · Rafah has about one toilet for every 850 people and one shower for every 3,500 people, James Elder, a spokesman for UNICEF, the U.N. children’s agency, told reporters in Geneva. In the ...
2 days ago · 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.
Feb 12, 2024 · BBC. Summary. The UN human rights chief has warned Israel not to launch a full military operation in Rafah, describing the prospect as "terrifying" Volker Turk says it could stop the already...
3 days ago · TOPSHOT - Palestinians celebrate in a street in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, after Hamas announced it has accepted a truce proposal on May 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel ...
