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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]
An IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari, told reporters the rescue attempt was a covert operation and happened at around 1:49 am local time, with the airstrikes following a few minutes later. [1] IDF soldiers reportedly broke into a second floor apartment where the men were being held, and fired against militants guarding them throughout the building.
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.
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.
Israel said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas. A statement by Prime Minister Benjamin ...
Israeli tanks reached the city center for the first time, according to NBC News' crew on the ground, defying international pressure to halt an offensive that has sent nearly 1 million people ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Rafah offensive Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and the alleged Gaza genocide during the Israel–Hamas war Israeli Merkava tank and Namer APC at the Rafah crossing Date 6 May 2024 – 19 January 2025 (8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) Location Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip Result ...
Israel’s incursion into Rafah earlier in May marked a new phase in its war against Hamas in Gaza, which has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians, according to health officials in the enclave ...