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 …

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 Israel–Hamas war.

May 28, 2024 · It was inflicted on an encampment of makeshift shelters just north of Rafah city, in an area called Tal as-Sultan. It came after United States President Joe Biden said a “major offensive” by...

Mar 21, 2024 · Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering there.

Jan 22, 2025 · 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 ...

May 8, 2024 · The Gaza Strip's Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been a key lifeline for people in the Palestinian enclave. Here is a timeline of events since Oct. 7, 2023, leading up to Israel's offensive.

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...

Feb 11, 2024 · Palestinian Rafah is 64sq km (25sq miles) and, as Israel assaulted Gaza these past four months, more and more people have been herded into it by Israeli forces who keep promising safety “further...

Nov 1, 2023 · What is the Rafah crossing and why is it Gaza's lifeline? The first civilians from the Gaza Strip have crossed the Rafah border into Egypt since the Israel-Gaza war started. Dozens of severely...

Israeli soldiers during a raid in Rafah. Before the Rafah offensive, Israel conducted airstrikes and threatened to invade the city as part of its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war which began with the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.Intentions to invade were declared in February, meeting backlash from the international community because of the estimated 1.4 ...