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.

Example Sentences

Thousands of buildings in areas including Rafah and Khan Younis have been demolished by controlled explosions and demolition contractors in the area, a BBC Verify investigation revealed last month.

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Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Hamas now had to choose between accepting Israel's terms or seeing Gaza "become the equivalent of Rafah and Beit Hanoun", which have been largely flattened by Israeli bombardment and demolitions.

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"It feels like a slow death inside," says Manar, 36, an English teacher from Rafah, who has been displaced 14 times during the war and now lives in a tent with her husband and three young daughters.

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We may also see similar scenes to what the military has done in Rafah, in Gaza's south, and in northern towns, which were forcibly evacuated before being almost totally levelled in a systematic method.

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Last time, evacuees were able to seek shelter in cities like Khan Younis and Rafah.

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