El ministro de defensa de Israel ha delineado planes para concentrar a cientos de miles de palestinos en una zona cerrada de ...

Satellite data shows destruction before plan to transfer entire population of Gaza to a ‘concentration zone’ in Rafah.

DEIR AL BALAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — El ejército israelí ordena la evacuación de la mayoría de la ciudad de Rafah, en el sur de Gaza. Originally Published: March 31, 2025 at 1:53 AM CDT.

The Rafah border crossing, operated by Egyptian authorities, is the only Gaza crossing not directly controlled by Israel. Now it is the only entry point for aid and exit point for those able to leave.

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CAIRO — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the ...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Standing before an open gap where the windows of her family’s sixth-floor apartment were blown out, Sara Ashour watched the bombing of Rafah move ever closer Monday.

More than 2,000 people have crossed the border at Rafah since limited evacuations from Gaza to Egypt began on Nov. 1. The evacuations have been suspended a few times due to strikes.

Located in Egypt’s north Sinai, the Rafah crossing is the sole border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. It falls along an 8-mile (12.8-kilometer) fence that separates Gaza from the Sinai desert.

The first trucks of aid entered Gaza via a pier built by the U.S. But it's challenging to move aid around Gaza, and humanitarian groups operating in Rafah warn they don't have food to distribute.

Why is Rafah important to Gaza? Restrictions on the movement of people and goods to and from Gaza, imposed by both Israel and Egypt, have undermined living conditions in the enclave.

Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, is under siege and constant attacks, despite Israel declaring it a safe zone last year.. Before 7 October, the city, which spans just 64 km 2, was ...