Rafah

Rafah is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. It is on the border with Egypt. In 2017, about 170,000 people lived in Rafah. Rafah's history stretches back to the Iron Age. During the 2014 Gaza War the Israeli military attacked Rafah and destroyed more than 2,000 homes and killed around 130 people including up to 70 civilians.

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Al-Bayuk

References

↑ Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
↑ Andreou, Georgia M.; Fradley, M.; Blue, L.; Breen, C. (2024-01-02). "Establishing a baseline for the study of maritime cultural heritage in the Gaza Strip". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 156 (1): 16. doi:10.1080/00310328.2022.2037923.
↑ "The bombing of Rafah". Forensic Architecture. 2015. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
↑ Kershner, Isabel (2018-08-15). "Israeli Military Clears Itself of Wrongdoing in 2014 Gaza War's 'Black Friday'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-02.

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[PrelimCensus2017-1] Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

[2] Andreou, Georgia M.; Fradley, M.; Blue, L.; Breen, C. (2024-01-02). "Establishing a baseline for the study of maritime cultural heritage in the Gaza Strip". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 156 (1): 16. doi:10.1080/00310328.2022.2037923.

[3] "The bombing of Rafah". Forensic Architecture. 2015. Retrieved 2026-02-02.

[4] Kershner, Isabel (2018-08-15). "Israeli Military Clears Itself of Wrongdoing in 2014 Gaza War's 'Black Friday'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-02.