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Invasion Of Rafah
On 6 May 2024, Israel began a military offensive in and around the city of Rafah as part of Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present), its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war. Before the offensive, about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians from elsewhere in the Gaza Strip had sought shelter in Rafah. In February, Israel announced its intent to invade in order to eliminate Hamas brigades it said were in the city. In early May, as ceasefire negotiations stalled, Israel prepared for an operation and ordered the Gaza Strip evacuations#Evacuation of Rafah, evacuation of eastern Rafah. On 6 May, Hamas accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar, but Israel's war cabinet unanimously rejected it as "far from Israel's necessary demands", and indicated it would continue its operation. Israel initially planned to launch a two division sweep across the city, but U.S. Joe Biden, President Joe Biden considered a major attack into Rafah a "red line" that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafah Governorate
The Rafah Governorate ( ar, محافظة رفح ') is a Governorate of Palestine in the southernmost portion of the Gaza Strip. Its district capital or ''muhfaza'' is the city of Rafah located on the border with Egypt. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the governorate had a population of 171,363 in mid-year 2006. It contains the closed down Yasser Arafat International Airport. Localities * al-Bayuk * al-Mawasi * Kherbit al-Adas * al-Qarya as-Suwaydiya * Rafah (capital) * Shokat as-Sufi Shokat as-Sufi is a Palestinian town in the southern Gaza Strip, south of Rafah and adjacent to the inoperable Yasser Arafat International Airport. It is one of the poorest localities in the Gaza Strip, and has underdeveloped infrastructure. Accor ... Refugee camps * Tel al-Sultan * Rafah Camp References * http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/gaza_strip_1999.jpg * http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop16.aspx {{Coord, 31.3, N, 34.25, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
