Rafah is the site of the Rafah Border Crossing, the sole crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Formerly operated by Israeli military forces, control of the crossing was transferred to the Palestinian Authority in September 2005 as part of the …

Israel is trying to convince the Palestinian Authority to help manage the Gaza side of the Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt but has been rebuffed by Ramallah, a US official told The Times of...

6 hours ago · Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority to run Rafah crossing from Palestinian side, with role being to stamp existing permits from Gaza, reports Israeli Army Radio The Israeli army withdrew from the ...

THE STORY OF RAMALLAH. In 1945, the town of Ramallah was the administrative capital of the Ramallah sub-district of Palestine. It had a population of 5,080, all of whom were Palestinian.

May 25, 2024 · The court on Friday ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and open the border crossing there for desperately needed humanitarian aid, as well as allow access to Gaza for war crimes investigators.

Mar 27, 2024 · Israel bombed at least four homes in Rafah on Wednesday, raising new fear among the more than a million Palestinians sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip that a...

Feb 25, 2024 · Two friends, each with family trapped in Gaza, are united by anguish. ‘I should be there to protect them’. Ahmad abu Alezz, left, and Mohammad Al Farra spend their evenings in Ramallah watching...

Feb 18, 2024 · Protesters demanded the opening of the Rafah crossing point to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and not allow the displacement of Palestinians into Egypt.

Oct 2, 2023 · Three senior members of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point - EUBAM Rafah - presented to EUPOL COPPS’ Head of Operations, Police and Justice Advisors the Mission’s mandate and future plans as well as highlighted the importance of the EU Integrated Approach.

Jun 4, 2024 · Representing the entirety of its over 50,000 Palestinian American Christian members in the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine (AFRP), I am issuing this urgent appeal, requesting you pressure Israel to open the Rafah crossing to avoid further catastrophe.