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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 ...
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 ...
Al Jazeera journalist Hani Mahmoud described Israel's attacks on Rafah police as an intentional attempt to create civil disorder. [63] Israel conducted a nighttime raid on Rafah and rescued two hostages. [64] To divert attention during the operation, bombing increased, killing more than 67 people according to the Gaza Health Ministry. [65]
Israel had previously paused its plan to attack Rafah, which it says is the last significant Hamas stronghold, to allow for negotiations over the release of Israeli hostages by the militant group.
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 ...
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 ...
In 2004, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched Operation Rainbow in Cloud (Hebrew: מבצע קשת בענן, romanized: Mivtza Keshet Be-Anan) in the southern Gaza Strip on 12–24 May 2004, involving an invasion and siege of Rafah. The operation was started after the deaths of eleven Israeli soldiers in two Palestinian attacks, in which ...
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams. CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday ...