Rafah (Arabic: رفح, IPA: [ˈɾɑfɑħ]) is a city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip. It is the capital of Rafah center in North Sinai Governorate, and is situated on the …

Nov 3, 2023 · For Gaza's two million residents, the Rafah border with Egypt serves as a vital lifeline. Over the years, this crossing has seen numerous shifts, openings, and closures, …

Nov 1, 2023 · Dozens of severely injured Palestinians were taken in ambulances and hundreds of foreign passport holders made the crossing on Wednesday. Egypt said it would initially allow …

Nov 1, 2023 · Located in Egypt’s north Sinai, the Rafah crossing is the sole border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. It falls along an 8-mile (12.8-kilometer) fence that separates Gaza …

May 28, 2024 · Egypt has warned in particular against a large-scale military operation close to the Egyptian border in Rafah, where many of Gaza's residents had taken shelter from violence …

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 …

Rafah (Arabic: رفح Rafaḥ) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine.It is the capital of the Rafah Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Gaza …

Feb 11, 2024 · Egypt has reportedly moved 40 tanks and armoured personnel carriers to the Gaza border to halt any potential spillover from an Israeli land assault.

Oct 17, 2023 · The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had taken control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah crossing which borders Egypt and which has been central for the …

Airstrikes on Rafah started on 8 October 2023, [1] and continued throughout the war. [2] On 31 December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel's intention to capture …