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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 (10 months and 1 day) Location Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip Status Ongoing Ceasefire and partial Israeli withdrawal Belligerents Israel Hamas Allies: Palestinian Islamic Jihad ...
After Hamas kidnapped Gilad Shalit, the Rafah border was closed on 25 June 2006, although the incident did not happen in Rafah. Since then, the crossing was only irregularly opened for very limited cases. The border was never opened for the passage of goods. [11] When Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in 2007, Egypt and Israel closed the borders ...
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 ...
Maxar satellite imagery of crowds and shelters at a U.N. aid center in Rafah on Dec. 3, 2023. 2023 Maxar Technologies—Getty Images
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.
The Biden administration is not anticipating that Israeli forces will imminently expand their military operations into Rafah, two US officials told CNN, as the holy month of Ramadan began on Sunday.
The Rafah land port, known as the "Salah al Din Gate" [6] is located at the original Rafah crossing on the Salah al-Din Road, the main highway of Gaza from Erez to Rafah. Before Israel’s disengagement from Gaza on 11 September 2005, the main border crossing at Rafah between Egypt and Gaza was controlled by Israeli authorities.
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 ...