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A new "Rafah Crossing Point", [dubious – discuss] also named in Arabic "Al Awda" (The Return), [6] was built south of the town of Rafah. The current Salah al-Din Gate, a commercial border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, was first opened in 2018 and is used by trucks. [7] [8]
Rafah is the site of the Rafah Border Crossing, the sole crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Gaza's only airport, Yasser Arafat International Airport, was located just south of the city. The airport operated from 1998 to 2001, until it was bombed and bulldozed by the Israeli military (IDF). [14] [15]
Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Rafah, calling Israel's control of the Egypt–Gaza border and the Rafah crossing "essential" in the future. [ 348 ] The IDF clashed with Palestinian militants in central and western Rafah on 19 July according to residents, while five people were killed due to Israeli attacks according to medical officials ...
Reporting from Rafah, journalist Tareq Abu Azzoum stated Israeli airstrikes in the past day had "completely destroyed" residential neighborhoods. [178] Journalists in Rafah stated that an Israeli airstrike on a home killed 18 people, including nine children. [179] Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated, "We must enter Rafah now".
Rafah is the site of the Rafah Border Crossing, the sole crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian government announced in early 2015 that it would raze the entire city and build a new settlement for its residents, in order to expand a security buffer between Egypt and Gaza Strip.
The Rafah Border Crossing is the only crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. It is located on the international border that was confirmed in the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Only passage of persons takes place through the Rafah Border Crossing; as such, the Egypt–Gaza border is only open to the passage of people, not of goods.
The Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border was closed by Egypt after the start of the conflict. [83] Egypt urged Israel to allow safe passage for Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip instead of forcing them to flee towards Sinai. [84] El-Remal aera in Gaza City on 9 October 2023
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