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[235] [236] Al Qahera News reported that Egypt, the U.S. and Qatar were trying to revive ceasefire talks. [237] Rafah's field hospitals evacuated to the al-Mawasi area. [238] IDF tanks continued their probing attacks on 29 May, entering Tel al-Sultan, Yibna and Shaboura neighborhoods before withdrawing to the border with Egypt.
The slogan on the image likely was inspired by Richard Peeperkorn, the WHO representative for Gaza, who previously said that “all eyes” were on what is happening in Rafah.
The Israeli military says the reason for so much destruction is that all of Rafah is honeycombed with Hamas tunnels, some of which sit on top of each other and some are more than 160 feet deep.The ...
With more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million people sheltering in Rafah, the international community, including Israel's top ally, the United States, has warned Israel against any offensive that puts ...
"All Eyes on Rafah" is a pro-Palestinian political slogan during the Israel–Hamas war and Rafah offensive, mostly used on social media. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The phrase derives from a comment made by Richard "Rik" Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization 's representative for Gaza and the West Bank , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] when he told journalists at ...
The UK condemns the terrorist attack on members of the Egyptian Armed Forces in Rafah. The British Ambassador in Cairo John Casson said: "I am disgusted by the terrorist attack on members of the Egyptian Armed Forces as they did their duty in Rafah, Northern Sinai today. On behalf of the British Government, I condemn it wholeheartedly."
The raid took place in Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the Israel-Hamas war.
Rafah was the boundary between the provinces of Egypt and Syria. In 1832, the area came under Egyptian occupation of Muhammad Ali, which lasted until 1840. French explorer Victor Guérin, who visited Rafah in May 1863, noted two pillars of granite which the locals called Bab el Medinet, meaning "The Gate of the town". [39]