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'''Rafah''' is a [[Palestinian]] city in the southern [[Gaza Strip]]. It is the capital of the Rafah Governorate of the [[State of Palestine]], located 30km (19 miles) south-west of [[Gaza City]]. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. As a result of massive bombardment and ground assaults in [[Gaza City]] and Khan Younis by [[Israel]] during the [[Israeli invasion of Gaza]], about 1.4 million people are believed to be sheltering in Rafah as of February 2024.<ref>''[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/11/what-is-happening-in-gazas-rafah-as-israel-threatens-to-attack "What’s happening in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel threatens to attack?"]''</ref> | '''Rafah''' is a [[Palestinian]] city in the southern [[Gaza Strip]]. It is the capital of the Rafah Governorate of the [[State of Palestine]], located 30km (19 miles) south-west of [[Gaza City]]. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. As a result of massive bombardment and ground assaults in [[Gaza City]] and Khan Younis by [[Israel]] during the [[Israeli invasion of Gaza]], about 1.4 million people are believed to be sheltering in Rafah as of February 2024.<ref>''[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/11/what-is-happening-in-gazas-rafah-as-israel-threatens-to-attack "What’s happening in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel threatens to attack?"]''</ref> | ||
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Rafah is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip. It is the capital of the Rafah Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 30km (19 miles) south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. As a result of massive bombardment and ground assaults in Gaza City and Khan Younis by Israel during the Israeli invasion of Gaza, about 1.4 million people are believed to be sheltering in Rafah as of February 2024.[1]
Rafah is the site of the Rafah Border Crossing, the sole crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Gaza's only airport, Yasser Arafat International Airport, was located just south of the city. The airport operated from 1998 to 2001, until it was bombed and bulldozed by the IDF.[2]
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| Document:The Israel-US game plan for Gaza is staring us in the face | Wikispooks Page | 30 April 2024 | Jonathan Cook | "The western media is pretending the West’s efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza are serious. But a different script has clearly been written in advance by Israel and the United States. Our job is to do everything in our power to stop them making their plan a reality." |
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