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Rafah (other)
Rafah ( ) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It is located south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. Due to the Gaza war, about 1.4 million people from Gaza City and Khan Yunis, about 70% of Gaza's population, were displaced to Rafah, as of February 2024. By April 2025, most of the city was destroyed by means of systematic razing by the Israeli military. The remnants of the city are currently under Israeli control. After the 1948 Palestine war, Egypt governed the area and refugee camps for displaced Palestinians who fled or were expelled from what became Israel were established. During the Suez Crisis, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) killed 111 Palestinians, including 103 refugees in the Rafah refugee camp, during the 1956 Rafah massacre. During the 1967 Six-Day War, Israeli forces occupied the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip after capturing them from Egypt. In the same year, IDF troops bulldo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Palestinian Authority Areas
The following is the list of cities in Palestine. After the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 1995 Interim Agreements, the Palestinian National Authority, which was renamed to the Palestine, State of Palestine in 2013, took control of civil affairs in the West Bank Palestinian enclaves, designated West Bank Areas in the Oslo II Accord, Areas A and B, where most Palestinians, Palestinian population centers are located (and excluding those within the municipal borders of East Jerusalem). Israel Defense Forces are responsible for security in Area B in the West Bank and have full control over localities in Area C (West Bank), Area C. Following the Fatah–Hamas conflict, 2007 rift between the main two Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, the PA has been split with the former dominating the Palestinian government in the West Bank and the latter controlling the Gaza Strip. Local regulations The Local Government Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority is resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
