Rafah, Egypt - Wikipedia
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 …
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 | Gaza, Map, Offensive, Crossing, & Population | Britannica
Jan 13, 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 …
Why Israel’s impending Rafah offensive is testing ties with Egypt
Feb 16, 2024 · Israel’s planned ground assault on Rafah threatens to intensify pressure on displaced Palestinians to move into Egypt’s Sinai – a development Egyptian officials have …
Everything you need to know about Egypt's decades-old peace …
Feb 12, 2024 · Egypt has threatened to void its decades-long peace treaty with Israel if it begins a large-scale offensive against Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in …
The Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing explained: ‘It is not a normal border’
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, …
What is the Rafah crossing and why is it Gaza's lifeline?
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 …
Who controls the Rafah crossing and why is it so important to Gaza?
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 …
What’s happening in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel threatens to attack?
Feb 11, 2024 · Egypt has warned that any Israeli ground assault on Rafah would have “disastrous consequences” and that Israel’s aim to force the Palestinians out of their land would threaten …
Rafah, Egypt - Wikiwand
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 …