Rafah

American

[rahf-ah, rahf-uh] / ˈrɑf ɑ, ˈrɑf ə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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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

Fifty patients were due to return to Gaza through Rafah on Monday after completing treatment in Egypt.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The Red Crescent in Gaza evacuate patients and injured Palestinians from Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, towards Egypt, after the reopening of the Rafah crossing.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said the opening of the Rafah crossing "marks a concrete and positive step in the peace plan," for the war-battered territory.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 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 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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