Movement through Rafah on normal days is extremely limited; only Gazans with permits as well as foreign nationals can use it to travel between Gaza and Egypt.

During the Hellenistic era (332–167 BCE), Rafah became a central locus of operations during the Wars of the Diadochi, a series of conflicts between the leading generals who succeeded King ...

The border in the south of the besieged enclave has been seen as the last hope for Gazans to escape as Israel’s bombs rain down on the strip.

President Biden privately raged that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a “f–king liar” when Israel invaded Rafah — and seethed to the PM’s face that he had “no strategy ...

Rafah is one of a handful of cities, including Jerusalem and Nicosia divided between different nations or territories. Why does the Rafah crossing matter?

Jordan's King Abdullah II cautioned against an Israeli attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Thursday and emphasized the need for deescalation and avoiding a widening of the conflict ...

A few injured Palestinians trickled into Egypt Saturday through the Rafah crossing, a seismic and symbolic journey through a border point that had been impassable for nine months.

Saleh Aljafarawi shared two photos one showing the sign "Rafah border crossing" with workers on a huge equipment truck while placing the huge cement wall.

Located in Egypt's north Sinai, the Rafah crossing is the sole border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. It falls along an 8-mile (12.8-kilometer) fence that separates Gaza from the Sinai desert.

President Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, speaking jointly at the White House on Monday, warned against an indiscriminate Israeli invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, resulting in an event ...

The border in the south of the besieged enclave has been seen as the last hope for Gazans to escape as Israel’s bombs rain down on the strip.

RAFAH, Egypt -- Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have descended on the south of the Gaza Strip as a potential Israeli ground operation looms. But where they will go from there is anyone's ...