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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 ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Tel al-Sultan attack Part of the Rafah offensive, attacks on refugee camps during the Gaza war, and the Gaza genocide The ensuing fire at the tent camp Tel al-Sultan Location within the Gaza Strip Location Kuwaiti Peace Camp I, Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, Gaza Strip Coordinates 31°19′10″N 34°15′6 ...
On 6 May, before and during the offensive, Israel struck Rafah at least 50 times. [135] Later that day, in a limited invasion, the IDF entered the outskirts of Rafah and approached the Rafah Border Crossing and the Egyptian border. [96] [136] 20 Hamas gunmen were killed in the operation, according to the IDF.
Israel launched the operation after Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israeli communities on Oct. 7, killing around 1,200 people and seizing more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
WHY RAFAH IS SO CRITICAL. Since Israel declared war in response to Hamas' deadly cross-border attack on Oct. 7, Netanyahu has said a central goal is to destroy the Islamic group's military ...
About 1.3 million Palestinians — more than half of Gaza’s population — are jammed into Rafah and face the prospect of having to evacuate with no good plan for where to find adequate shelter.
On the morning of 7 October 2023, Hamas and allied militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel. Thousands of rockets were launched from the Gaza strip and approximately 3,500 militants infiltrated Israel, where they attacked dozens of Israeli towns and military facilities in the Gaza Envelope. 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed and 248 others were abducted and held hostage.
With Israel's border crossings closed, Rafah is the only way that Gazans can leave the 360 sq km coastal strip. The first group of injured evacuees left through Rafah on Nov. 1, Egyptian media and ...