Rafah

Two injured one critical by Israeli shell south of blockaded Gaza

Thursday-28-June-2018

Two Palestinians were injured at daybreak Thursday one reported in critical condition from an Israeli tank shell fired at them when they approached the border with Israel east of Rafah to the south of the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Israeli drone drops incendiary bombs on Gaza’s Awda camp

Friday-8-June-2018

Wildfires broke out after an unmanned Israeli aircraft at daybreak Friday struck the Awda camp east of Rafah province in the southern Gaza Strip with incendiary bombs.

Egypt to open Rafah crossing for three days

Wednesday-11-April-2018

The Palestinian embassy in Cairo announced that the Egyptian authorities have decided to open Rafah crossing for three days starting Thursday in both directions.

Palestinian injured as Egyptian shell hits Rafah

Thursday-1-March-2018

A Palestinian man was injured on Thursday morning after an Egyptian shell hit a Palestinian house in Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.

Palestinians bid last farewell to 2 Gazans killed by Israeli gunfire

Monday-19-February-2018

Thousands of Palestinians marched on Sunday in the funeral procession of slain Salem Sabah and Abdullah Abu Sheikha killed overnight Saturday in an Israeli offensive on the enclave.

Rafah farmers embrace their lands after 12 years of Israeli ban

Monday-5-February-2018

As soon as he stepped on his land located in the Shuka area to the east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip Abu Muammar grabbed some grains of sand and began smelling them after being deprived of doing so for 12 years.

IOF opens machinegun fire at Palestinian lands east of Rafah

Monday-29-January-2018

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Monday opened machinegun fire at Palestinian agricultural lands east of Rafah city south of the Gaza Strip.

Refugees rally in Rafah over U.S. cut of its UNRWA aid

Monday-22-January-2018

Dozens of Palestinian refugees rallied on Sunday in Rafah city south of the blockaded Gaza Strip to protest the U.S. cut of its aid to UNRWA.

Israeli incursion east of Rafah shooting at fishermen off Gaza shore

Wednesday-15-November-2017

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Wednesday morning advanced into Palestinian lands to the east of Rafah in southern Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip.

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.