Rafah
Americannoun
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One of those was Azeema Ahmed, 34, a doctor sheltering in Deir al-Balah originally from the southern city of Rafah, in an area that is now controlled by Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The bus stopped at a checkpoint and the returnees crossed through a barbed-wire-lined passageway to the Gaza side of the Rafah terminal.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Hala, a 40-year-old teacher's assistant, left Gaza a few weeks before the Rafah crossing shut.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Both the women the BBC spoke to also said that EU officials working with Palestinians inside the Rafah crossing had confiscated a wide variety of their belongings.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
A November 2005 PA-Israeli agreement authorized the reopening of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt under joint PA and Egyptian control.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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