Who controls the Rafah crossing?
Gaza once had seven border crossings to the outside world. Now it has two, and both are blocked by Israel.
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2 days ago
Five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza in response to attack on its soldiers ⊖
Meanwhile, Israel says it would open up the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which would allow Palestinians to leave the Strip.
Dispute over Israeli plan for one-way opening of Gaza’s Rafah Crossing ⊖
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Israel says the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt will open in the coming days, but only for Palestinians leaving.
3 days ago
Israel says Rafah crossing to open soon to let Palestinians leave Gaza via Egypt ⊖
Egypt denies it is co-ordinating with Israel to reopen the crossing, insisting that passage should be in both directions.
6 days ago
LIVE: Israeli jets target southern Gaza; raids reported in West Bank ⊖
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Israeli army carried out attacks east of Rafah city, demolitions east of Khan Younis.
14 days ago
LIVE: Israel attacks Gaza as large-scale recovery of bodies set to begin ⊖
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A series of artillery, air attacks hit near Rafah, Khan Younis, Deir el-Balah, as well as Gaza City.
26 days ago
US mediator Kushner meets Netanyahu for talks on Trump’s Gaza plan ⊖
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About 200 Hamas fighters remain trapped in Rafah tunnels as Israel refuses to grant them passage, threatening the truce.
27 days ago
Palestinian man dismissed from Gaza border assistance role to sue EU ⊖
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Exclusive: Case for Mohammed Baraka alleges discrimination on the basis of nationality
A Palestinian man who was dismissed from his job in Gaza after the war broke out is suing the European Union for …
37 days ago
This isn’t a real ceasefire in Gaza – it’s a holding pattern before war returns | Sanam Vakil ⊖⊖
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Israel’s airstrikes have exposed the fragility of Trump’s ‘peace plan’. Without international support, it risks crumbling altogether
Israel’s recent airstrikes in Gaza, which have killed more than 10…
43 days ago
LIVE: UN calls on Israel to open Gaza’s Rafah, increase aid amid ceasefire
Israeli authorities are refusing to let in 600 aid trucks per day as specified in ceasefire deal, UN official says.