Latest in Tag: Rafah Highlight
Latest in Tag: Rafah
Egyptian political movements condemn latest Israeli Gaza offensive
Movements call on Egyptian authorities to “stop the offensive”, expel the Israeli ambassador
Rafah Border crossing reopened for 2 days for Palestinian Pilgrims
Leading figure in Hamas says many more need to cross, with situation in Gaza worse now than under Mubarak
4 police officers killed in Sinai
Second attack raises Saturday’s death toll to 6
Rafah border crossing to be reopened for 4 days
Crossing to be opened from Sunday to Wednesday for pilgrimage and humanitarian purposes
‘Unjust to focus’ on Rafah: Egyptian ambassador to Palestine
For the past 11 months, Egyptian authorities have repeatedly shut down the border crossing and it is estimated that thousands need to travel
Joint Egypt-Palestine committee calls for end of ‘Israeli siege on Gaza’
This is the first time the committee has convened in nine years and comes ahead of talks at the level of the foreign ministers
Rafah border crossing opens for two days
Egyptian authorities open the crossing for humanitarian cases upon Palestine’s request
Gaza tunnels discovered in Rafah Mosque
Armed forces find six tunnel openings concealed in a North Sinai Mosque
Haniyeh calls for permanent opening of Rafah crossing
The border crossing has been closed since 1 April; humanitarian cases are still cut off inside the strip without access to assistance
Rafah border crossing shut after three days of operation
Egyptian authorities had opened the border crossing for three consecutive days this week
Closure of Rafah border crossing ‘crime against humanity’: Hamas spokesman
Relations between Cairo and Hamas tense; Cairo court recently banned Hamas activities in Egypt
Court ruling shows strains on Egypt-Hamas relationship: experts
Cairo Court for Urgent Matters banned activities of the Palestinian movement temporarily
Egypt court bans Hamas activities
Hamas describes the court decision as “politicised” as tensions between the group and Egypt hit new high
Hamas says to privatise Gaza crossing
The coastal strip, whose air and sea lanes are blocked by Israel, has three land crossings; Erez and Kerem Shalom with Israel and Rafah with Egypt.
Rafah border crossing open for three days
The decision comes as many inside the strip are unable to gain access to medical care
Gunmen bomb Sinai pipeline, army strikes back with arrests
Sinai pipeline attacked for third time this month, while army destroys “militants’” tunnels and cars
Three soldiers dead in Sinai, more injured
Security forces have been increasingly targeted in the peninsula
Militant killed and five arrested in North Sinai security campaign
Five houses and 24 huts destroyed
Rafah crossing to open on Wednesday and Thursday
The border crossing has been closed since 27 December
Abbas meets Egyptian Ambassador
Meeting comes hours after Hamas calls on the ambassador to quit ‘incitement’
Fatah urges Hamas to stop interfering in Arab countries
Egypt remains a point of contention bet6ween the rival groups
Egypt considering relief for Palestinians
Egypt is currently making arrangements to transport Qatari-funded fuel to neighbouring Gaza
Perpetrator of 2012 Rafah ambush killed: Military spokesman
Ambush in August had killed 16 soldiers
Work on fence separating Egyptian-Israeli border almost done
Egyptian MFA says “the fence is being built on the Israeli side, and that is their business”
Rafah Border Crossing opened for two days: State TV
Border crossing will be allowed from 9am to 3pm
Police officer killed in Ismailia in firefight with militants, one assailant arrested
Armed forces arrests Brotherhood guidance bureau member in North Sinai, destroys houses they say belong to Rafah killings perpetrator
Egypt is intent on tightening siege on Gaza: Hamas
Rafah border crossing, which connects the Gaza Strip to the outside world has been shut for 10 days
More underground tunnels beneath Egypt-Gaza border destroyed
Action comes as part of ongoing crackdown on the illegal tunneling activity
Palestinian arrested is a supporter of terrorist organisations: Army spokesman
Three killed and nine arrested in Monday’s crackdown in Sinai
Gaza’s Ministry of Health warns of consequences of power cuts
Gaza Power Plant, the strip’s only one, stopped operations due to fuel shortage