From Egypt’s national security perspective, it is impossible to accept Israel’s continued presence on the border with Egypt in one of the hottest points on Egypt’s eastern border, the Rafah area.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — For nearly 16 months, Israeli airstrikes pounded the Gaza Strip, flattening entire neighborhoods and leveling tens of thousands of structures. A ceasefire agreement that ...

The town's importance is further underscored by its depiction on the Madaba Map from the ... settlement in the area. The Sinai Campaign of 1956 saw Israel briefly control Rafah, only to withdraw ...

Overnight into Saturday, three airstrikes on homes in the Rafah area killed 28 people, according to a health official and Associated Press journalists who saw the bodies arriving at hospitals.

“Key areas like the Philadelphi Corridor, which constitutes 16 percent of Rafah’s area, remain off-limits, while large swaths of eastern Rafah are similarly inaccessible,” he added. The ...

Know about Gaza - Yaser Arafat International Airport in detail. Find out the location of Gaza - Yaser Arafat International Airport on Palestine map and also find out airports near to Rafah. This ...