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The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt is a highly strategic access point for delivering humanitarian aid, evacuating the wounded, and rebuilding the territory ravaged by more than two years of war

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt is a highly strategic access point for delivering humanitarian aid, evacuating the wounded, and rebuilding the territory ravaged by more than two years of war

World

Five things to know about Gaza’s Rafah border crossing

The reopening of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, part of US President Donald Trump’s plan for the Palestinian territory,...

AFPOctober 20, 2025

Drivers say they are waiting days at a time only for their loads of aid destined for Gaza to be rejected by Israel

Drivers say they are waiting days at a time only for their loads of aid destined for Gaza to be rejected by Israel

World

Israeli controls choke Gaza relief at Egypt border, say aid workers

At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a...

AFPAugust 18, 2025

Smoke billows following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, after an evacuation order was issued for the Gazan city's east

Smoke billows following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, after an evacuation order was issued for the Gazan city's east

World

EU urges Israel to end Rafah military operation ‘immediately’

The European Union on Wednesday urged Israel to end its military operation in Gaza’s Rafah “immediately”, warning that failure to do so would undermine...

AFPMay 15, 2024

Palestinians transport their belongings as they flee Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group

Palestinians transport their belongings as they flee Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group

World

Blinken: Israel offensive on Rafah would not eliminate Hamas

An all-out Israeli offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah would provoke “anarchy” without eliminating Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday,...

AFPMay 12, 2024

Leaving Rafah for Khan Yunis: a family with what belongings they can take with them

Leaving Rafah for Khan Yunis: a family with what belongings they can take with them

World

Rafah residents flee ‘hell’ of Israeli onslaught

War-weary Gazans flooded towards coastal areas of the Gaza Strip’s southern city of Rafah on Sunday, fleeing heavy bombardment in eastern zones after Israel...

AFPMay 12, 2024

In this image grab from video released by the army, Israeli tanks are seen entering the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, the main entry point for aid deliveries to the besieged territory

In this image grab from video released by the army, Israeli tanks are seen entering the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, the main entry point for aid deliveries to the besieged territory

World

Israel army says in ‘operational control’ of Gaza side of Rafah crossing

The Israeli army said it took “operational control” of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday and...

AFPMay 7, 2024

Displaced Palestinian children line up to receive food in Rafah

Displaced Palestinian children line up to receive food in Rafah

World

‘Constant terror’ in Rafah as Gazans brace for Israeli invasion

Palestinians in Rafah told AFP Saturday they were living in “constant terror” as Israel vows to push ahead with its planned assault on the...

AFPApril 27, 2024

Makeshift camps like this one have been thrown up in every available space around Rafah, which now houses most of the Gaza Strip's population of 2.4 million

Makeshift camps like this one have been thrown up in every available space around Rafah, which now houses most of the Gaza Strip's population of 2.4 million

World

Aid workers worried over looming Rafah invasion

An expected Israeli assault on Rafah has aid groups scrambling for ways to help the 1.5 million civilians sheltering in the south Gaza city...

AFPApril 23, 2024

Two Palestinian boys look at a huge crater following an overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip

Two Palestinian boys look at a huge crater following an overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip

World

Gazans search for remains after deadly Rafah strike

Birds sang and planes rumbled overhead as Abdeljabbar al-Arja dug the remains of his dead neighbours from the rubble in Gaza. An overnight Israeli...

AFPApril 18, 2024

A street in Rafah is strewn with rubble after Israeli bombardment on February 9

A street in Rafah is strewn with rubble after Israeli bombardment on February 9

World

Netanyahu pledges ‘safe passage’ for Rafah civilians

Gaza's Hamas rulers have warned of potentially "tens of thousands" of casualties in Rafah.

AFPFebruary 10, 2024

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