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Medics in Rafah stated that two Palestinians were killed due to an Israeli missile strike, while the IDF stated that it had taken out a Hamas militant involved in smuggling weapons from Egypt. [308] Four Palestinians were killed due to bombardment by Israeli tanks in western Rafah on 27 June according to medics. [309]
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]
Reporting from Rafah, journalist Tareq Abu Azzoum stated Israeli airstrikes in the past day had "completely destroyed" residential neighborhoods. [178] Journalists in Rafah stated that an Israeli airstrike on a home killed 18 people, including nine children. [179] Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated, "We must enter Rafah now".
Israel says it is carrying out limited operations in eastern Rafah along the Gaza-Egypt border, as the United States and other allies of Israel have warned against a full-fledged offensive in the ...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mishap” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a camp housing displaced Palestinians and ...
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel's military denied striking a tent camp west of Rafah on Tuesday after Gaza health authorities said Israeli tank shelling had killed at least 21 people there, in an area ...
Sometimes referred to as the Rafah tent massacre or as the Tent Massacre, (Arabic: مجزرة الخيم, romanized: Majzarat al-khiyam) it was the deadliest incident of the Rafah offensive. When Israel invaded Rafah and ordered the evacuation of its east, some citizens fled to other parts of the city, like Tel al-Sultan, seeking safety.
The Joint Maritime Information Center, a U.S.-led coalition of nations operating in the Mideast, said those two missile attacks happened early Tuesday. BIDEN SAYS U.S. WON'T SUPPLY WEAPONS FOR ...