Rafah

The ruins of Rafah in 2025

Rafah is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. It is on the border with Egypt. In 2017, about 170,000 people lived in Rafah.[1] Rafah's history stretches back to the Iron Age.[2] During the 2014 Gaza War the Israeli military attacked Rafah and destroyed more than 2,000 homes and killed around 130 people including up to 70 civilians.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ↑ Andreou, Georgia M.; Fradley, M.; Blue, L.; Breen, C. (2024-01-02). "Establishing a baseline for the study of maritime cultural heritage in the Gaza Strip". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 156 (1): 16. doi:10.1080/00310328.2022.2037923.
  3. ↑ "The bombing of Rafah". Forensic Architecture. 2015. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  4. ↑ Kershner, Isabel (2018-08-15). "Israeli Military Clears Itself of Wrongdoing in 2014 Gaza War's 'Black Friday'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-02.


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