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Hundreds fleeing Gaza gather at border as Egypt opens Rafah crossing for first time since 7 October ... still in Gaza can get across the Rafah border crossing today. ... Israel, Jordan, Qatar ...
Watch a live view of the Rafah crossing as Israel and Hamas agree four-day ceasefire on Friday (24 November). A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has begun at the scheduled time ...
Watch a live view of the Rafah border on Thursday 2 November, as the crossing is expected to open for a second day. The first British citizens have escaped Gaza as the crossing opened on Wednesday ...
Israel had consistently tried to turn the Kerem Shalom border crossing (which borders Egypt) into a commercial crossing between Gaza and Israel, or as an alternative passenger crossing to Rafah. The Palestinians were concerned that Israel would take control over the Gaza-Egypt border or even replace Rafah and objected.
Around 596 foreign and dual nationals from 15 countries will leave Gaza through Rafah crossing into Egypt today as the border will open for the second time today,
On 6 May, before and during the offensive, Israel struck Rafah at least 50 times. [138] Later that day, in a limited invasion, the IDF entered the outskirts of Rafah and approached the Rafah Border Crossing and the Egyptian border. [98] [139] 20 Hamas gunmen were killed in the operation, according to the IDF.
Watch a live view of the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday 1 November after the Palestinian border authority said injured Gazans are to enter Egypt. The Israeli military has admitted to launching ...
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]