During the Hasmonean era (167–63 BCE), King Yannai Alexander of Judea conquered Rafah; the town remained under Hasmonean rule until the Roman era (63 BCE–313 CE), when the Roman general Pompey ...

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 ...

AMMAN, Jordan . 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 ...

No refugees in Egypt,” Jordan’s King Abdullah said. Egypt has called on Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter via Rafah, but is yet to give in to US calls to establish a safe corridor for ...

No refugees in Egypt,” Jordan’s King Abdullah said. Egypt has called on Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter via Rafah, but is yet to give in to US calls to establish a safe corridor for ...

The military says its activity in Rafah continues, and soon it will expand its operations to additional neighborhoods. The post IDF says 2 Hamas operatives, including one who held hostages, ...

CIA Director William J. Burns and Israeli intelligence chief David Barnea met in Egypt alongside other officials to continue negotiations for a possible hostage-release deal.

That has left the Rafah crossing with Egypt as the territory's only entry point to the outside world. According to United Nations figures, an average of 27,000 people crossed the border each month ...

Rafah was later briefly ruled by the Hasmonean kingdom, after being conquered by Hellenistic Jewish king Yannai Alexander. It then fell into Roman hands for about seven centuries.

The Rafah crossing separates Egypt and Gaza, and is a vital location for Palestinians hoping to escape the brutality of the past 15 months and for humanitarian workers trying to bring aid into Gaza.

Saleh Aljafarawi shared two photos one showing the sign "Rafah border crossing" with ... Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, French President Emmanuel Macron and Jordanian King ...