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May 29, 2024 · What is ‘All eyes on Rafah’? Decoding a viral social trend on Israel’s war. An AI generated image with the text ‘All eyes on Rafah’ has been re-shared over 46 million times amid Israel ...
Rafah (Arabic: رفح Rafaḥ) is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip.It is the capital of the Rafah Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Gaza City.In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. As a result of massive bombardment and ground assaults in Gaza City and Khan Yunis by Israel during the Israel–Hamas war, about 1.4 million ...
Nov 1, 2023 · The first civilians from the Gaza Strip have crossed the Rafah border into Egypt since the Israel-Gaza war started. Dozens of severely injured Palestinians were taken in ambulances and hundreds of ...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people.Today it is a dust-covered ghost town. Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows.
Feb 12, 2024 · It has been a tense day in Rafah, following an overnight raid by Israeli forces to rescue two hostages, with nearly 70 Palestinians killed in the border city, according to Hamas-run health ...
Mar 21, 2024 · 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 capabilities.. 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.
Nov 1, 2023 · A small number of Palestinians and foreign nationals have finally been able to leave Gaza, after weeks of intense negotiations resulted in the partial opening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
Jul 19, 2024 · 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 officials claimed was the “last bastion” of Hamas ...
May 28, 2024 · The Israeli military says it is investigating the possibility that Sunday's deadly blaze at a camp for displaced people in Rafah, was caused by a weapons store being hit by its air strike.
Jun 18, 2024 · Item 1 of 5 Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians, killed in Israeli strikes due to a military operation in Rafah, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, during their funeral in Khan Younis ...
