Rafah

[rahf-ah, rahf-uh]

noun

1. a city split between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and serving as the only crossing point between them.

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Israeli media reported that troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah had come under anti-tank missile and sniper fire on Tuesday afternoon, while Palestinian media reported Israeli artillery shelling in the area at the same time.

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"Hamas affirms that it has no connection to the shooting incident in Rafah and affirms its commitment to the ceasefire agreement," it said.

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His hundreds-strong group is based in southern Rafah, near Kerem Shalom, Gaza's main Israeli-controlled aid crossing.

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The Deterrence unit later claimed responsibility for another operation in Rafah on Tuesday, announcing the arrest of "hundreds of outlaws" linked to Abu Shabab's and Heles's factions.

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It wants to be able to bring out patients through Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt as it has done previously.

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