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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Rafah offensive Part of the Gaza war Israeli Merkava tank and Namer APC at the Rafah crossing Date 6 May 2024 – present (9 months, 2 weeks and 4 days) Location Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip Status Ongoing Ceasefire and partial Israeli withdrawal Belligerents Israel Hamas Allies: Palestinian ...
Before the Rafah offensive, Israel conducted airstrikes and threatened to invade the city as part of its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war which began with the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Intentions to invade were declared in February, meeting backlash from the international community because of the ...
An Israeli tank brigade takes control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt the following day, as Israel moves forward with its offensive. Source: CBS/AP May 14, 2024
Hamas claimed responsibility for anti-tank missile attacks against Israeli soldiers in the camp, killing a dozen in its Block 4 area, but the IDF did not report casualties. [72] The UN estimated that around 600,000 people fled Rafah since Israel began its offensive in the city, including 150,000 in the past 48 hours. [73]
Images obtained by CNN from Planet Labs bear a striking resemblance to the early stages of Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza in October 2023.
Palestinians fled to the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city of Rafah. Now it's Israel's next target
On 12 February 2024, Israel Defense Forces launched an assault on Rafah, a city in the Gaza Strip, killing over 83 people. [1] [2] The airstrikes destroyed at least one mosque and multiple inhabited homes, killing most or all of their occupants.
The photos taken three days apart — first on May 5 and then on May 8 — show the change on the ground after Israel issued its first evacuation order for the city on May 6.