3192:, Israeli Mayor of Jerusalem, stated that 4,000 Arabs had been evacuated from Jerusalem. Likewise, in the case of Gaza, according to reports appearing in several newspapers and in letters addressed by Governments, several thousands of persons were displaced from the three major refugee camps in Gaza. Official Israeli sources have stated that these transfers of population were necessitated by new security measures, such as the construction of wider roads inside the camps in order to facilitate patrolling and the maintenance of law and order in the camps. Most of the persons whose refugee accommodation was destroyed to permit the construction of these roads were forced to leave for the West Bank and El Arish, while a few were said to have sought refuge with other families inside Gaza. The Special Committee considers that the transfers were unwarranted and that even if the construction of new roads was considered indispensable for the maintenance of law and order, the arbitrary transfer of population was unnecessary, unjustified and in breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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are intact. Prior to the start of the ground invasion, Israel began to intensify its strikes on Rafah from the air. More than 44 people were killed in airstrikes on Rafah on 11 February, with many likely still under the rubble. Netanyahu continued to push for a ground invasion, claiming that "We're going to do it....Victory is within reach".
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A/8389 of 5 October 1971 (h) The continued transfer of the population of the occupied territories to other areas within the occupied territories. Such transfers of population have occurred in the case of several villages that were systematically destroyed in 1967: the population of these villages was
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ordered the IDF to create an evacuation plan to remove civilians before launching an offensive against Rafah which is the last major population center in the Gaza Strip still under Hamas control and the elimination of Hamas was considered to be impossible as long as the four Hamas battalions in Rafah
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wrote: "Fragments of gray granite pillars, still standing, are here to be met with about the road, the fields, and the sand, and we saw one lying on the ground half buried... The pillars are the remains of an ancient temple, Raphia, and are of special importance in the eyes of the Arabs, who call
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investigation estimating that 2,000-pound bombs were dropped at least 200 times as of 21 December 2023. By
February 2024, roughly two-thirds of Gaza's population, or 1.4 million people, had been forcibly displaced from other parts of the territory into Rafah, with the IDF declaring its intent to
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reported that Egypt had warned Hamas to release hostages within two weeks or face an IDF invasion of Rafah. A joint operation in Rafah by the IDF, Shin Bet, and Israel Police recovered two hostages (Fernando Simon Marman and Louis Har) kidnapped by Hamas from
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and to provide better conditions in the hopes of integrating the refugees into the general population and its standard of living; Brazil is immediately south of Rafah, while Canada was just across the border in Sinai. Both were named because
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assumed responsibility for the site on the
Palestinian Authority side. On the Egyptian side, the responsibility is assumed by the 750 Border Guards as per the agreement signed by Egypt and Israel in November 2005.
1227:), destroyed approximately 500 houses in the refugee camps of Rafah in order to create patrol roads for Israeli forces. These demolitions displaced nearly 4,000 people. Israel established the Brazil and Canada
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1211:. The population was about 55,000, of whom only 11,000 lived in Rafah itself. On Friday, 9 June 1967, the Israeli military bulldozed & blew up 144 houses in Rafah refugee camp, killing 23 Palestinians.
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Palestinian Trees And Leveling Agricultural Land – The tenth Report on Israeli Land Sweeping and Demolition of Palestinian Buildings and Facilities in the Gaza Strip 1 April 2003 – 30 April 2004
712:. During the mid-1930s, the British enhanced the border control and Rafah evolved as a small boundary town that functioned as a trade and services centre for the semi-settled Beduin population. During
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but Rafah remained divided, with part of it on the
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community settled in the city in the 9th and 10th centuries and again in the 12th, although in the 11th century, it suffered a decline and in 1080 they migrated to
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either expelled or forced to live elsewhere in the occupied territories. The same practice has been followed in occupied
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mandated the repatriation of Canada project refugees to the Gaza Strip, the Tel al-Sultan project, northwest of Rafah, was built to accommodate them.
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after capturing them from Egypt. In the same year, IDF troops bulldozed and demolished 144 houses in the Rafah refugee camp, killing 23 Palestinians.
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did no longer exist. Rafah could grow without any consideration being taken of the old 1906 international boundary. In the 1967
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writes of Rafah's former importance in the early Arab period, saying it was "of old a flourishing town, with a market, and a
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1125:, Rafah had a population of 599 inhabitants, all of which Muslim. Nine years later, the Mandatory authorities conducted the
3379:"Netanyahu directs Israeli military to draw up plan to evacuate more than one million people from Rafah as offensive looms"
3765:. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft.
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1358:"Such an action would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences."
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1069:. Rafah was the boundary between the provinces of Egypt and Syria. In 1832, the area came under Egyptian occupation of
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Following the
Armistice Agreement of 24 February 1949, Rafah was located in Egypt-occupied Gaza and consequently, a
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Stein, Robin; Willis, Haley; Jhaveri, Ishaan; Miller, Danielle; Byrd, Aaron; Reneau, Natalie (22 December 2023).
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the crossing in
November 2005 amid Israeli security concerns, and in April 2006, Palestinian Authority chairman
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peacekeeping troops from those respective countries had maintained barracks in those locations. After the 1978
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This article is about the city in the Gaza Strip, in
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Rafah has a history stretching back thousands of years. It was first recorded in an inscription of
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form separate localities for census purposes, having populations of 59,983 and 24,418, respectively.
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in 635 CE, and subsequently was an important trading city during the Early Muslim period. Under the
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3320:"A Times Investigation Tracked Israel's Use of One of Its Most Destructive Bombs in South Gaza"
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During the Israeli Defence Forces' (IDF) war on Gaza, civilians were told to flee to Rafah and
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In May 2004, the Israeli Government led by, then Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon approved another
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stated that the dead man's brother had been interrogated and stated that he had been killed by
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under the border, connecting the two parts and permitting the smuggling of goods and persons.
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358:(IDF) killed 111 Palestinians, including 103 refugees in the Rafah refugee camp, during the
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Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500
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Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century
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The Evolution of the Egypt-Israel Boundary: From Colonial Foundations to Peaceful Borders
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When Israel withdrew from the Sinai in 1982, Rafah was split into a Gazan part and an
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and the Gaza Strip from Egypt and all of the city was now under Israeli occupation.
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made up 80.3% of the entire population. In the 1997 census, Rafah's (together with
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Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas
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on 25 April 1989 Rafah resident Khaled Musa Armilat, aged 22, was shot dead by
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Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques
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community also lived there during this period. Like most cities of southern
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The Use of Firearms – By the Security Forces in the Occupied Territories.
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3852:– Blog by Laila el-Hadad who is a reporter for Aljazeera living in Gaza
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3353:"UN chief warns of 'age of chaos' as Security Council divided on Gaza"
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2253:"What's happening in Gaza's Rafah as Israel threatens to attack?"
1203:, Israeli forces captured Rafah as part of their invasion of the
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The city of Rafah lies on the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip
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them Rafah, as they mark the boundary between Egypt and Syria."
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marry Ptolemy V. Their marriage took place in 193 BC in Raphia.
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boundary between Ottoman-ruled Palestine and British-ruled Egypt
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in Rafah. Therefore, he obtained the nickname "the bulldozer".
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Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of Militants, Martyrs and Spies
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The Ottoman–British agreement of 1 October 1906 established a
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Rafah Today, pictures by Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer
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Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922
3457:"'We're going to do it': Israeli PM set on invasion of Rafah"
2732:. Jerusalem: Greek Convent & Goldberg Presses. p. 6.
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enter the city. Critics have warned about the potential for
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Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics (1945).
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Palestine, The Arabs & Israel. The Search for Justice.
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Mitch Potter, Something that works: the Rafah crossing,
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and irrigable land, 24,173 dunams were used for growing
976:("District of Palestine"). According to Arab geographer
2655:"Rafīah: Gaza Strip; name, map, geographic coordinates"
1290:. Rabin added the matter was being investigated by the
773:) gender distribution was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.
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Razing Rafah — Mass Home Demolitions in the Gaza Strip
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Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status
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in the Palestinian refugee camp of Rafah, during the
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from what became Israel were established. During the
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3272:B'Tselem information sheet update, June 1989. p.4.
3101:Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics.
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2764:Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics.
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2418:. Boundary and Territory Briefing. Vol. 1.
652:(from the modern Hebrew) is also used. The form
392:, the sole crossing point between Egypt and the
3049:Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria, 1881, p.
1251:Palestinians after an Israeli airstrike on the
1152:, while 16,131 dunams were un-cultivable land.
4174:From June 2007, the Gaza Strip has been under
3502:Peled, Anat; Abdel-Baqui, Omar; Said, Summer.
2632:. Kevaeler: Butzon & Bercker. p. 291.
2217:International Organization for Standardization
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1084:meaning "The Gate of the town". In 1881,
486:Over the ages the city has been known as
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3873:Satellite photos comparing 2001 to 2004.
2852:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
2830:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
2479:. Human Rights Watch (HRW), October 2004
2288:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
1403:in September 2005 as part of the larger
759:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
5226:
3018:Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 150
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716:, it became an important British base.
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2420:International Boundaries Research Unit
736:Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty
3889:The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project
3883:The Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project
3786:. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
3703:Napoleon -The Path To Power 1769–1799
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4360:locations and populations as of 2015
3649:Archduke of Austria, Ludwig Salvator
2538:. Human Rights Watch, September 2015
2337:
2335:
1442:Climate data for Rafiah, Gaza Strip
1286:but four months later he blamed the
885:until it was rebuilt in the time of
2364:Usher, Graham (22 September 2005).
1332:forcibly displaced from their homes
1310:Israel withdrew from the Gaza strip
1166:Yasser Arafat International Airport
1144:of land. Of these, 275 dunams were
1138:Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
1086:Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria
816:, and as the first stop on Pharaoh
398:Yasser Arafat International Airport
282:
97:Location of Rafah in the Gaza Strip
3620:. Climate-Data.org. Archived from
3119:"A/3212/Add.1 of 15 December 1956"
2524:. Associated Press, 8 January 2015
2443:from the original on 5 August 2021
1105:On 9 January 1917, British forces
1067:French campaign in Egypt and Syria
1065:, passed through Rafah during the
848:was fought between the victorious
765:was listed with a further 17,141.
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3845:Rafah Pundits: Rafah Focused Blog
2991:). Cited in le Strange, 1890, p.
227: • Head of Municipality
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3103:Village Statistics, April, 1945.
3087:Village Statistics, April, 1945.
2766:Village Statistics, April, 1945.
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1314:that smugglers have made tunnels
1109:, and subsequently used it as a
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3723:Village Statistics, April, 1945
2955:quoted in le Strange, 1890, p.
2294:. February 2018. pp. 64–82
1278:, March 1990, Defence Minister
1180:, Egypt governed the area (see
346:for displaced Palestinians who
2490:Supplementary Appeal for Rafah
2213:ISO – Online Browsing Platform
952:Early Muslim to Mamluk periods
366:, Israeli forces occupied the
1:
5283:History of Palestine (region)
2451:– via www.durham.ac.uk.
1274:. In a letter to a Member of
1123:British Mandatory authorities
1115:first attempt to capture Gaza
866:, willing to make peace with
840:Hellenistic and Roman periods
115:
5132:(Martyr Azmi el-Mufti camp)
3830:Welcome To The City of Rafah
1073:, which lasted until 1840.
537:
514:
503:
488:
85:Aerial view of Rafah in 2012
63:Arabic transcription(s)
3666:Barron, J. B., ed. (1923).
3105:Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.
3089:Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.
2768:Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.
2682:, I.B.Tauris, p. 180,
2643:Polybius, Histories, 5.86.7
2615:. Vol. 3. p. 118.
2422:, Department of Geography,
1983:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
1843:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
1631:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
1491:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
1262:During the early months of
1034:Rafah appeared in the 1596
1030:Ottoman and Egyptian period
303:. It is the capital of the
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3672:. Government of Palestine.
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388:Rafah is the site of the
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5278:Cities in the Gaza Strip
2730:Census of Palestine 1931
2609:Gauthier, Henri (1926).
1343:mass civilian casualties
1303:mass demolition of homes
1182:Palestinian Protectorate
1134:Village Statistics, 1945
1127:1931 census of Palestine
1119:1922 census of Palestine
4358:Palestine refugee camps
3863:– Reporting from Rafah.
3840:Rafah Smuggling Tunnels
3780:Mills, E., ed. (1932).
2711:Barron, 1923, Table V,
2476:The report on refworld:
1407:from the Gaza Strip. A
1371:The Wall Street Journal
727:, Israel conquered the
396:. Gaza's only airport,
4452:355,500 UNRWA refugees
4435:188,850 UNRWA refugees
4418:319,958 UNRWA refugees
4401:188,150 UNRWA refugees
4384:518,000 UNRWA refugees
3701:Dwyer, Philip (2007).
2626:Parpola, Simo (1970).
2351:SBN 582 78000 4 p. 111
2131:(altitude: 78 m)
1779:(altitude: 45 m)
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1233:displaced Palestinians
1173:
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1101:A map of Rafah in 1931
797:
342:governed the area and
36:Rafah (disambiguation)
34:. For other uses, see
4293:Al Qarya as Suwaydiya
3255:to defence ministers
3006:le Strange, 1890, p.
2930:Dauphin, 1998, p. 953
2783:Palestine Remembered.
2676:Zaki, Chehab (2007),
2629:Neo-Assyrian Toponyms
2426:. pp. 3, 9, 18.
2366:"Cinderella in Rafah"
1401:Palestinian Authority
1397:Rafah Border Crossing
1390:
1383:Rafah Border Crossing
1320:2023–2024 War in Gaza
1250:
1178:1948 Arab–Israeli War
1163:
1100:
942:Roman Catholic Church
795:
390:Rafah Border Crossing
356:Israel Defence Forces
348:fled or were expelled
299:city in the southern
230:Anwar al-Shaer (2019)
156:31.27250°N 34.25861°E
3928:administered by the
3879:– Human Rights Watch
3263:, p.80 Rabin's reply
3227:Human Rights Watch.
3209:on 14 September 2006
3188:of 17 May 1971, Mr.
2713:Sub-district of Gaza
2424:University of Durham
2186:Philadelphi Corridor
1351:UN secretary general
1257:Gaza War (2008–2009)
1225:IDF southern command
1190:Israel Defence Force
844:In 217 BCE the
832:'s victory over the
265: • Density
3808:. Committee of the
3659:Chatto & Windus
3624:on 23 February 2014
3027:Dwyer, 2007, p. 415
2751:. 1938. p. 64.
2587:on 22 February 2014
2171:Israel–Gaza barrier
1913:Daily mean °C (°F)
1561:Daily mean °C (°F)
1308:In September 2005,
1194:1956 Rafah massacre
870:, had his daughter
820:'s campaign to the
812:, from 1303 BCE as
471:(1550–1069 BC)
360:1956 Rafah massacre
173:Palestine grid
152: /
3930:State of Palestine
3856:Reports from Rafah
3595:. Climate-Data.org
3557:. 11 February 2024
3531:. 12 February 2024
3410:. 10 February 2024
3324:The New York Times
3304:2009-01-30 at the
3179:2007-02-12 at the
3155:on 12 October 2017
3125:on 4 November 2013
3036:Guérin, 1869, pp.
2847:2008-06-14 at the
2824:2008-11-18 at the
2745:Village Statistics
2728:Mills, E. (1931).
2379:on 22 October 2005
2292:State of Palestine
2251:Al Jazeera Staff.
1417:Presidential Guard
1405:Israeli withdrawal
1393:
1362:Benjamin Netanyahu
1345:in the event of a
1260:
1253:Rafah refugee camp
1242:Camp David Accords
1223:(then head of the
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1059:Army of the Orient
934:Council of Ephesus
899:Antonine Itinerary
854:Antiochus III
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738:that returned the
528:ancient Israelites
362:. During the 1967
336:1948 Palestine war
309:State of Palestine
257: • Total
240: • Total
194:State of Palestine
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2983:), Rafh (Rafah),
2689:978-1-84511-389-6
2575:"Wayback Machine"
2493:. UNWRA, May 2004
2320:. 8 February 2024
2290:(PCBS) (Report).
2176:Gaza–Egypt border
2161:Rafah Governorate
2135:
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1790:Climate data for
1783:
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948:presence exists.
917:period, it was a
897:(16, 2, 31), the
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721:Gaza–Egypt border
686:Battle of Raphiah
494:ancient Egyptians
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1368:On 11 February,
1354:António Guterres
1268:Israeli soldiers
1229:housing projects
1199:During the 1967
1076:French explorer
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909:Byzantine period
881:and held by the
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5044:Former camps
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4847:Khan Danoun
4633:Deir 'Ammar
4129:Beit Hanoun
4001:al-Eizariya
3961:Beit Sahour
3678:Dauphin, C.
3628:21 February
3599:21 February
3561:12 February
3535:12 February
3513:11 February
3487:11 February
3466:11 February
3441:11 February
3414:11 February
3299:About Rafah
3253:Yair Tsaban
3159:15 February
2985:Bayt Jibrin
2873:15 February
2804:15 February
2695:2 September
2447:27 November
2262:16 February
1377:Nir Yitzhak
1349:, with the
1255:during the
1201:Six-Day War
1186:Suez Crisis
1146:plantations
938:titular see
913:During the
872:Cleopatra I
810:Seti I
725:Six-Day War
706:World War I
692:Development
467:New Kingdom
456:hieroglyphs
383:buffer zone
364:Six-Day War
352:Suez Crisis
327:during the
297:Palestinian
201:Governorate
159: /
5267:Categories
5222:References
4880:Ein Al-Tal
4857:Qabr Essit
4505:Khan Yunis
4380:Gaza Strip
4311:Rafah camp
4164:az-Zawayda
4154:Khan Yunis
4134:Beit Lahia
4111:Gaza Strip
3971:Beit Ummar
3956:Bani Na'im
3746:Hadawi, S.
3732:Guérin, V.
3657:. London:
3461:Al Jazeera
3388:9 February
3362:9 February
3357:Al Jazeera
3337:9 February
2383:9 November
2324:8 February
2298:24 October
2257:Al Jazeera
2192:References
1272:Khan Yunis
1215:After 1967
1209:Gaza Strip
1176:After the
1113:for their
978:al-Ya'qubi
883:Hasmoneans
778:Rafah camp
771:Rafah camp
394:Gaza Strip
372:Gaza Strip
334:After the
321:Khan Yunis
301:Gaza Strip
252:Population
212:Government
147:34°15′31″E
144:31°16′21″N
5239:unrwa.org
5181:Al-Hassan
5101:(Wihdat)
5099:Amman New
5028:Rashidieh
4988:Mieh Mieh
4978:Mar Elias
4725:Nur Shams
4663:Al-Arroub
4397:West Bank
4288:al-Mawasi
4144:Gaza City
4076:Tarqumiya
3981:Bethlehem
3966:Beit Jala
3938:West Bank
3332:0362-4331
3251:p. 75 MK
3129:24 August
2967:, Amwas (
2661:11 August
1156:1948–1967
1061:, led by
1005:Palestine
1001:Samaritan
923:Byzantine
915:Byzantine
868:Ptolemy V
858:elephants
834:Egyptians
734:In 1979,
594:(US) or
520:Assyrians
408:Etymology
317:Gaza City
313:Gaza City
5205: ?
5195: ?
5185: ?
5061:Nabatieh
4817:Jaramana
4643:Dheisheh
4613:Qalandia
4603:Jalazone
4525:Nuseirat
4464:Al-Shati
4265:al-Bayuk
4176:de facto
4096:al-Yamun
4051:Ramallah
4041:Qalqilya
4036:Qabatiya
3986:al-Bireh
3976:Beitunia
3802:(1890).
3748:(1970).
3734:(1869).
3680:(1998).
3651:(1881).
3435:ABC News
3302:Archived
3249:download
3245:B'Tselem
3213:16 April
3177:Archived
2979:, Ludd (
2973:Caesarea
2961:Sebastia
2845:Archived
2822:Archived
2591:22 March
2559:22 March
2553:NBC News
2471:Summary:
2438:Archived
2222:15 March
2139:See also
2127:Source:
2053:Average
1775:Source:
1701:Average
1164:View of
1063:Napoleon
997:Ashkelon
970:Abbasids
966:Umayyads
926:ceramics
891:Gabinius
826:Assyrian
767:Refugees
524:Rāphiyaḥ
5171:Talbieh
5124:104,000
5065: ?
5055: ?
4998:Beddawi
4958:Shatila
4938:El Buss
4904:148,500
4900:Yarmouk
4890:Latakia
4777:Sabinah
4762:Birzeit
4745:Shu'fat
4715:Tulkarm
4539:104,000
4515:Maghazi
4499:110,000
4495:Jabalia
4431:Lebanon
4149:Jabalia
4086:Tulkarm
4071:as-Samu
4026:Jericho
3946:Abu Dis
3555:CTVNews
3408:CTVNews
2965:Nabulus
2941:page 13
2832:(PCBS).
2349:Longman
2344:(1969)
2048:(58.8)
2043:(50.2)
2038:(56.3)
2033:(63.3)
2023:(70.5)
2018:(69.4)
2013:(65.8)
2008:(60.6)
2003:(55.8)
1998:(51.1)
1988:(46.8)
1978:(67.3)
1973:(58.5)
1968:(65.5)
1963:(72.3)
1958:(76.1)
1953:(78.6)
1948:(77.4)
1943:(74.3)
1938:(69.4)
1928:(59.7)
1923:(56.3)
1918:(54.9)
1908:(75.7)
1903:(66.7)
1898:(74.7)
1893:(81.3)
1883:(86.9)
1878:(85.3)
1873:(82.8)
1868:(78.4)
1863:(73.2)
1858:(68.5)
1848:(63.0)
1696:(59.1)
1691:(50.4)
1686:(56.7)
1681:(63.7)
1676:(68.5)
1671:(70.9)
1666:(69.6)
1656:(61.0)
1651:(55.9)
1646:(51.4)
1641:(48.4)
1636:(47.1)
1626:(67.5)
1621:(58.6)
1616:(65.7)
1611:(72.7)
1606:(76.5)
1596:(77.4)
1591:(74.5)
1586:(69.6)
1581:(64.6)
1576:(60.1)
1571:(56.5)
1566:(55.2)
1556:(75.9)
1551:(66.9)
1546:(74.8)
1541:(81.7)
1536:(84.4)
1531:(86.9)
1526:(85.3)
1521:(82.9)
1516:(78.4)
1506:(68.9)
1501:(64.6)
1496:(63.3)
1435:(BSh).
1424:Climate
1276:Knesset
1150:cereals
1132:In the
1036:Ottoman
1020:Ayyubid
940:of the
919:diocese
807:Pharaoh
788:History
710:Bedouin
700:, from
654:Raphiah
557:by the
549:by the
541:by the
538:Rhaphíā
526:by the
522:, רפיח
518:by the
492:by the
404:(IDF).
307:of the
295:) is a
260:171,899
5245:2 July
5201:Sokhna
5191:Madaba
5165:53,000
5155:24,000
5151:Jerash
5145:25,000
5135:22,000
5120:Baqa'a
5114:20,000
5104:51,500
5093:29,000
5083:20,000
5032:31,478
5018:Dbayeh
5012:22,789
5002:16,500
4942:11,254
4932:54,116
4922:17,945
4894:10,000
4861:23,700
4851:10,000
4831:10,000
4821:18,658
4811:22,000
4801:20,500
4797:Nayrab
4791:20,000
4781:22,600
4755:Silwad
4749:11,000
4739:16,000
4719:18,000
4687:23,600
4683:Balata
4677:15,900
4667:10,400
4647:13,000
4627:10,500
4623:Am'ari
4617:11,000
4607:11,000
4593:Fawwar
4549:closed
4545:Canada
4529:66,000
4519:24,000
4509:72,000
4489:21,000
4479:34,000
4475:Bureij
4469:87,000
4448:Jordan
4445:
4428:
4411:
4394:
4377:
4228:Cities
4091:Ya'bad
4066:Salfit
4056:Rawabi
4031:Nablus
4011:Hebron
4006:Halhul
3951:Arraba
3926:Cities
3871:Part B
3869:
3867:Part A
3769:
3709:
3690:
3330:
3259:&
3174:UN Doc
2686:
2502:PCHR,
2430:
2373:Online
2122:(8.8)
2117:(2.1)
2112:(1.5)
2107:(0.3)
2082:(0.2)
2077:(0.2)
2072:(1.1)
2067:(1.5)
2062:(1.9)
1799:Month
1770:(8.7)
1765:(2.1)
1760:(1.5)
1755:(0.3)
1730:(0.2)
1725:(0.2)
1720:(1.1)
1715:(1.4)
1710:(1.9)
1447:Month
1142:dunams
1044:Nahiya
1016:mosque
993:Jewish
921:, and
895:Strabo
887:Pompey
822:Levant
622:Rafiah
553:, and
551:Romans
547:Raphia
543:Greeks
515:Rapiḫu
510:𒊏𒉿𒄷
504:Rapiḫi
499:𒊏𒉿𒄭
354:, the
325:Israel
279:Arabic
245:dunams
191:
70:Arabic
5293:Rafah
5175:8,000
5161:Marka
5141:Irbid
5079:Zarqa
5022:4,351
4992:5,250
4972:8,806
4968:Wavel
4962:9,842
4952:5,857
4884:6,000
4841:8,000
4827:Daraa
4735:Jenin
4729:9,000
4709:6,750
4698:1,000
4693:'Azza
4673:Askar
4657:4,700
4637:2,400
4597:8,000
4587:7,600
4583:Far'a
4577:1,900
4567:6,400
4535:Rafah
4414:Syria
4236:Rafah
4159:Rafah
4101:Yatta
4081:Tubas
4061:Sa'ir
4021:Jenin
2989:Jaffa
2981:Lydda
2977:Yibna
2969:Imwas
2749:(PDF)
2715:, p.
2585:(PDF)
2578:(PDF)
2441:(PDF)
2416:(PDF)
2284:(PDF)
2028:(68)
1993:(48)
1933:(64)
1888:(84)
1853:(64)
1838:Year
1792:Rafah
1661:(66)
1601:(79)
1511:(73)
1486:Year
1055:Gazza
986:Egypt
982:Ramla
930:coins
828:king
740:Sinai
566:Rafah
533:Ῥαφία
489:Rpwḥw
452:rpwḥw
340:Egypt
287:Rafaḥ
275:Rafah
206:Rafah
182:State
177:77/78
122:Rafah
74:رَفَح
50:Rafah
5247:2015
5130:Husn
5110:Souf
4837:Hama
4807:Homs
4653:Aida
4016:Idna
3996:Dura
3767:ISBN
3707:ISBN
3688:ISBN
3630:2014
3601:2014
3563:2024
3537:2024
3515:2024
3489:2024
3468:2024
3443:2024
3416:2024
3390:2024
3364:2024
3339:2024
3328:ISSN
3215:2007
3161:2018
3131:2013
2919:p 61
2875:2018
2806:2018
2697:2015
2684:ISBN
2663:2014
2593:2024
2561:2024
2449:2023
2428:ISBN
2385:2015
2326:2024
2300:2023
2264:2024
2224:2024
2102:(0)
2097:(0)
2092:(0)
2087:(0)
2046:14.9
2041:10.1
2036:13.5
2031:17.4
2021:21.4
2016:20.8
2011:18.8
2006:15.9
2001:13.2
1996:10.6
1976:19.6
1971:14.7
1966:18.6
1961:22.4
1956:24.5
1951:25.9
1946:25.2
1941:23.5
1936:20.8
1926:15.4
1921:13.5
1916:12.7
1906:24.3
1901:19.3
1896:23.7
1891:27.4
1881:30.5
1876:29.6
1871:28.2
1866:25.8
1861:22.9
1856:20.3
1846:17.2
1835:Dec
1832:Nov
1829:Oct
1826:Sep
1823:Aug
1820:Jul
1817:Jun
1814:May
1811:Apr
1808:Mar
1805:Feb
1802:Jan
1750:(0)
1745:(0)
1740:(0)
1735:(0)
1694:15.1
1689:10.2
1684:13.7
1679:17.6
1674:20.3
1669:21.6
1664:20.9
1654:16.1
1649:13.3
1644:10.8
1624:19.7
1619:14.8
1614:18.7
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