Rafah is the site of the Rafah Border Crossing, the sole crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Formerly operated by Israeli military forces, control of the crossing was transferred to the Palestinian Authority in September 2005 as part of the …

4 days ago · Rafah, city along the border of the Gaza Strip and Egypt that, for most of the 20th and into the 21st century, has been bisected with an eastern half in the Gaza area and a western half in Egypt. In 2023–24 Gazans displaced by the Israel-Hamas War crowded into the city as it became the final refuge for both civilians and what Israeli ...

Mar 31, 2025 · DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city.. Israel ended its ceasefire with the Hamas militant group and renewed its air and ground war earlier this month. At the beginning of March it …

3 days ago · Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have since fled Rafah, a 60 square km area that borders Egypt to the south. “Over the past 24 hours, the 36th Division’s troops completed the ...

3 days ago · The Rafah municipality in a statement called Israel’s actions a “flagrant breach of international legitimacy.” Israel has vowed to seize large parts of Gaza to pressure Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages, 24 of them believed to be alive, and accept proposed new ceasefire terms.

2 days ago · TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel announced Saturday it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza, as the military said it ...

On 6 May 2024, Israel began a military offensive in and around the city of Rafah as part of its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war.

2 days ago · Israel cuts off Rafah, issues new forced displacement orders for Gaza. The army says it completed the Morag Corridor as it threatens to expand its operations to ‘most of Gaza’s territory.’

2 days ago · On Saturday, the Israeli army said it completed the construction of what it calls the Morag Corridor, which cuts off Rafah from the rest of Gaza, as Israel expanded its attacks on the southern ...

May 7, 2024 · The Israeli military has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city as prospects for a ceasefire deal...