Rafah - Wikipedia
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 …
Rafah offensive - Wikipedia
On 6 May 2024, Israel began a military offensive in and around the city of Rafah as part of its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war.
Gaza’s Border Crossing at Rafah Reopens to Let Sick and …
2 days ago · Reopening the crossing at Rafah, which has long been Gaza’s lifeline to the outside world, is a key stipulation of the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. Mediators hope …
Wounded Gazans Begin to Leave for Egypt Through Reopened Rafah …
1 day ago · Sick and wounded people left Gaza for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on Saturday for the first time in nine months under a key provision of the cease-fire agreement …
Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah
Mar 21, 2024 · Israel says Rafah is Hamas’ last major stronghold in the Gaza Strip, after operations elsewhere dismantled 18 out of the militant group’s 24 battalions, according to the …
Israel's next target in Gaza war is likely Rafah. Terrified people say ...
Feb 9, 2024 · RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s southernmost town, Rafah, is bursting at the seams. Nearly the last place spared an Israeli offensive so far, Rafah’s population has more …
What’s happening in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel threatens to attack?
Feb 11, 2024 · Palestinian Rafah is 64sq km (25sq miles) and, as Israel assaulted Gaza these past four months, more and more people have been herded into it by Israeli forces who keep …
Rafah | Gaza, Map, Offensive, Crossing, & Population | Britannica
Jan 22, 2025 · 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 …
Israel’s war on Gaza updates: ‘Rafah is on fire’ - Al Jazeera
May 29, 2024 · Israeli forces seize control over Gaza’s border with Egypt with heavy fighting under way as troops push deeper into the civilian-packed west of Rafah city. At least 25 …
Israel takes control of Rafah crossing, Gaza’s lifeline: What’s going ...
May 7, 2024 · The Israeli military has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city as prospects for a …