It is worth noting that the project to strengthen the border and separation wall between Egyptian and Palestinian Rafah actually began in 2009 during the era of Hosni Mubarak, with American-French ...
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz orders the closure of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt preventing any medical ...
Throughout its eight-month war on Gaza, Israel has been willing to reject or ignore the advice of its most important international ally, the US.
Satellite images from January and December also show some new constructions along the 13 km (8 mile) border close to Rafah and the extension of a wall to the sea's edge at its northern end.
Rafah borders Egypt near the main aid entry points, which are already affected. Israeli troops have captured the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing, forcing it to shut down. Egypt has refused to ...
The plans for an invasion have raised alarms because more than 1 million people are currently seeking refuge in Rafah, a city near the Egyptian border where Gazans were told to go when Israel ...
In a brief statement, the organization said the ambulances came under Israeli fire near the Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza as patients were being transported in coordination with the World ...