Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Negotiations collapsed, and Israel began to strike Rafah, [ 123 ] killing five people. [ 124 ] On 6 May, the IDF ordered the evacuation of civilians from eastern Rafah to parts of central Gaza and Khan Yunis. [ 125 ] An offensive seemed imminent, and the evacuation was condemned by multiple countries. [ 126 ]
Players competing in a League of Legends tournament. Esports (/ ˈiːspɔːrts / ⓘ), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. [ 1 ] Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams. [ 2 ]
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]
Israel says Rafah is Hamas’ last major stronghold in the Gaza Strip, after operations elsewhere dismantled 18 out of the militant group’s 24 battalions, according to the military. But even in northern Gaza, the first target of the offensive, Hamas has regrouped in some areas and continued to launch attacks.
Rafah had been sheltering 1.3 million Palestinians, most of whom had fled fighting elsewhere. But Israel has now evacuated the eastern third of the city. Most people are heading to the heavily damaged nearby city of Khan Younis or Muwasi, a coastal tent camp where some 450,000 people are already living in squalid conditions.
U.N. officials say an attack on Rafah will collapse the aid operation that is keeping the population across the Gaza Strip alive, and potentially push Palestinians into greater starvation and mass death. The Rafah crossing has a main route for aid entering the besieged enclave and the only exit for those able to flee into Egypt.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirect page
An estimated 1.4 million Palestinians crammed into Rafah after fleeing fighting elsewhere in Gaza. The U.N. estimates that around 50,000 remain in Rafah, which had a pre-war population of about 275,000. Most have moved to a nearby Israel-declared “humanitarian area” where conditions are grave.