Back هجوم رفح (مايو 2024) Arabic Rafah-Offensive German Offensive sur Rafah French קרב רפיח (2024) HE
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| Rafah offensive | |||||||
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| Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip | |||||||
.png) Israeli tanks in Rafah | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 HamasPalestinian Islamic Jihad[1] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000-5,000 soldiers[4][failed verification] | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 20 gunmen killed (per Israel) | ||||||
| 30+ civilians killed,[a] 150 injured | |||||||
The Rafah offensive is an ongoing offensive in the city of Rafah, the southernmost area of the Gaza Strip, part of Israel's invasion of the strip during the Israel–Hamas war. After Israel rejected a ceasefire deal accepted by Hamas, Israel entered Rafah on 6 May 2024,[9] taking control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing.[10]
More than a million displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have sought shelter in Rafah as a result of Israel's invasion. Israel states that it aims to eliminate Hamas brigades it says are located in the city.[7] The international community has warned of a humanitarian crisis if the offensive proceeds. Egypt, concerned about a possible refugee crisis in the Sinai Peninsula, increased security on its border with Gaza.[11]
On 6 May, Israel ordered the evacuation of Palestinians from eastern Rafah to areas in central Gaza and Khan Yunis.[12] Later that day, Hamas accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar, but Israel did not accept the ceasefire deal and indicated that the offensive would continue before any pause.[13] Israel conducted airstrikes on Rafah the same day, and seized the Rafah crossing.[9] Israel said the operation was intended to apply pressure on Hamas to release hostages.[14]
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- ^ "Israel takes control of Rafah crossing, Gaza's lifeline: What's going on?". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Israel takes control of Rafah crossing after deadly overnight assault". EFE. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Motamedi, Maziar; Siddiqui, Usaid (6 May 2024). "Updates Israel's war on Gaza updates: Israel hits Rafah as Hamas accepts truce deal". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Ashkenazi, Avi (7 May 2024). "IDF takes over Palestinian side of Rafah crossing". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Boxerman, Aaron; Abuheweila, Iyad (9 February 2024). "Netanyahu Asks Military for Plans to Evacuate Rafah, Where 1.4 Million Are Sheltering". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Israeli military captures Palestinian side of Rafah crossing". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Mednick, Sam; Federman, Josef; Mroue, Bassem (6 May 2024). "Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but is conducting strikes in Rafah". apnews.com. AP News. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
Hamas said Monday it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel said the deal did not meet its core demands and it was pushing ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/07/rafah-israel-gaza-egypt-crossing/
- ^ Hassan, Ahmed; Lewis, Aidan. "Egypt steps up security on border as Israeli offensive in Gaza nears". Reuters. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "IDF begins evacuating civilians from eastern Rafah northward". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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