Rafah Border Crossing

August 4, 2024 | |

Truck-Height Hamas Tunnel Discovered on Gaza-Egypt Border

Latest Developments Israeli forces uncovered an unusually large tunnel during operations along the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border last week, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on...

June 26, 2024 | |

Hamas Gunrunner, PIJ Missile Specialist Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza

A prominent gunrunner for Hamas and a missile specialist for Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) who doubled up as an employee for a leading humanitarian non-governmental organization...

June 6, 2024 | |

IDF Soldier Killed as Hamas Attempts Infiltration From Gaza

Hamas terrorists attempted to infiltrate Israel from Gaza using foggy weather as cover on the morning of June 6. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers who were dispatched to investigate...

May 17, 2024 | |

Israel: 50 Rafah Tunnels to Egypt Unearthed

Israel went public on May 17 with the discovery of 50 smuggling tunnels leading from the southern Gazan city of Rafah to Egypt. Defending Israel against South African-filed genocide...

May 14, 2024 | |

Nearly Half Million Gazans Evacuate Rafah

Approximately 450,000 Gazans have evacuated Rafah, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) announced on May 14. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) asked civilians to relocate...

May 13, 2024 | |

Palestinian Authority Rejects Israeli Offer to Control Rafah Border Crossing

The Palestinian Authority (PA) rejected an Israeli offer to grant it control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, Sky News Arabic reported on May 13. Rafah lies two...

May 12, 2024 | |

Israel Establishes Eighth Field Hospital in Gaza

Israel announced on May 11 that it opened an eighth field hospital in Gaza — this one in central Gaza. The development comes as the Israeli military encourages Palestinians...

May 11, 2024 | |

Israel Expands Rafah Operation After Hamas Launches Rockets at Beersheba

Hamas launched nine rockets from the southern Gaza city of Rafah toward the Israeli city of Beersheba on May 10. Early on May 11, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) urged Gazans...

May 8, 2024 | |

Israel Reopens Kerem Shalom Gaza Crossing

Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza, three days after closing it due to a Hamas attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on May 8. The re-opening...

May 8, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: May 8, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Spokesman: Fighting in Rafah Is ‘Precise’ Operation, Humanitarian Aid Being Increased | 18 Rockets Fired from Gaza, Six at Kerem Shalom Crossing | Israeli Forces Continue Operation...

May 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF tanks take Rafah crossing, forces target eastern Rafah

The Israel Defense Forces sent an armored column to seize the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing approximately one mile north of the Israeli border with Gaza. The tanks moved from near the Israeli community...

May 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel faces rocket fire on two fronts

Hamas terrorists in Gaza launched rockets targeting Kerem Shalom in southern Israel near the Egyptian border on May 5. In addition, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets at the northern Israeli city of...

November 15, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 15, 2023

Today’s Issue: IDF Operates Overnight in Gaza’s Shifa Hospital in ‘Precise and Targeted Operation | IDF Operates Overnight in Gaza’s Shifa Hospital in ‘Precise and Targeted Operation’:...

November 13, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 13, 2023

Hezbollah Attacks from Lebanon Wound at Least 14 Israelis: On November 12, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing anti-tank guided missiles toward Dovev, a moshav near Israel’s northern border,...

November 4, 2023 | |

Hamas Attacks Israeli Soldiers as the IDF Prepares Safe Passage for Gazans on Main Highway     

Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli forces working to provide a safe passage for Gaza residents to flee south from Gaza City on November 4. The attack came after Israel Defense Forces...

October 23, 2023 | |

Egypt and Jordan Condemn Israeli Response to Hamas Massacre

Latest Developments Egypt and Jordan on October 21 condemned Israel’s military response to the October 7 massacre by Hamas. Speaking at a peace summit in Cairo, the leaders of both Arab nations denounced...

October 17, 2023 | |

Egypt, Jordan, and Other Arab Governments Reject Gazan Refugees

Jordan’s King Abdullah announced on October 17 that Jordan and Egypt will not accept refugees from Gaza. “That is a red line,” he said. Israel has issued repeated calls for...

September 21, 2012 | Tony Badran

Egypt’s Veiled Islamic Rivalry

The Obama administration is insisting that the assault on the US Embassy in Egypt, and the subsequent riots and attacks elsewhere in the Middle East, were “absolutely” about an obscur...