Rafah crossing will not be opened on Wednesday
Tuesday-14-November-2017
The Rafah border crossing is to remain closed on Wednesday in violation of the pledges made by the consensus government in the Egypt-brokered reconciliation deal.
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Interior Ministry: 3 Palestinian workers missing in Rafah
Monday-23-October-2017
Palestinian Interior Ministry announced on Monday afternoon that three Palestinian workers are missing in a tunnel along the border between Egypt and the Palestinian town of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Projectile from Egypt lands in Palestinian Rafah area
Sunday-17-September-2017
A Palestinian security official said on Saturday that a mortar shell fired by mistake from the Egyptian territory landed and exploded in a Palestinian border area of Rafah south of the Gaza Strip.
1st batch of Gaza pilgrims back home
Tuesday-12-September-2017
The first batch of pilgrims from the blockaded Gaza Strip landed in the enclave on Tuesday following a one-month trip to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj (Greater Pilgrimage).
Palestinians in Rafah lay to rest martyr Nidal al-Ja’fari
Thursday-17-August-2017
Thousands of Palestinians in Rafah governorate south of Gaza Strip laid to rest on Thursday martyr Nidal al-Ja’fari one of al-Qassam Brigades field commanders who died after a suicide bomber detonated himself at a Palestinian security force near the border area earlier on Thursday.
Gaza: Tribes and families condemn Rafah terror attack
Thursday-17-August-2017
The coalition of Gazan tribes and families in Rafah province has strongly denounced what they described as “the cowardly suicide terror attack in the area” which happened at dawn Thursday.
