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[18 July 2012] Gazans demand permanent opening of Rafah Crossing - English Fatigue and anxiety is the order of the day at the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt.Rafah is the sole pedestrian crossing connecting the blockaded coastal enclave with outside world that is not controlled by Israeli forces.

[23 July 2012] Egypt eases movements of Gazans through Rafah border - English Egypt has eased the movements of Gazans under 40 who want to travel to Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, Gaza's only opening to the outside world. Gaza has been under Israeli blockade since 2007. Under Hosni Mubarak's regime, Egypt helped Israel to enforce the blockade.

[12 Aug 2012] Mahmoud Abbas supports closing of Rafah crossing by Egypt‎ - English The West Bank government led by the western backed acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has expressed its support to Egyptian authorities shutting down of tunnels between the blockaded Gaza Strip and Egypt. Egypt sealed the tunnels last Sunday along with the Rafah crossing following the killing of Egyptian policemen near the border with Gaza. In a press conference held in Gaza, Hamas movement condemned the inciting statements by Mahmoud Abbas. The Gaza population of over 1,5 million depends on tunnels for most of its goods including food and fuel

Continued restrictions by the Egyptian military at the Rafah crossing are not making life any easier for the Palestinians of Gaza who have been under a tight Israeli blockade since 2007. The Egyptian military partially reopened the Rafah crossing for three days starting Sunday allowing less than three hundred people to leave or enter Gaza.

[13 Mar 2014] israeli warplanes hit Gaza City And Rafah - English

Over 90 Palestinians killed in Rafah in heavy bombardment after Israeli soldier captured

[22 Dec 2014] Palestinians suffering at Rafah Crossing - English

[15 Aug 2012] Egypt will open Rafah border for three days - English

[20 August 2013] Egypt closes the Rafah border after 25 policemen are killed in a Sinai blast - English

[08 Sept 2013] Concerns growing over Egypt\'s restrictions on Rafah crossing - English

Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have protested at the gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. They demanded the immediate and permanent reopening of it, which is the only border crossing with tiny coastal enclave bypassing Israel.

Trade unions in the Gaza Strip have held a demonstration at the Rafah crossing against Egyptian military restrictions. A years-long Israeli blockade of the coastal enclave has only gotten worse after the Egyptian military started to crack down on underground tunnels near the Gaza border. Press TV\'s Ashraf Shannon has a report from Gaza.

[06 July 2014] Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 7 Hamas members - English

[20 July 2014] 9 Palestinians, including 7 children killed in Israeli attack in Rafah - English

[01 Aug 2014] Dozens killed as Israeli tanks shell Rafah - English

[23 Aug 2014] Israeli jets target shopping center in Rafah, multiple injuries reported - English

First humanitarian convoy arrives in Gaza through Rafah

[15 June 2012] Egyptian authorities decide to close Rafah border crossing - English

Egypt eases movements of Gazans through Rafah border - 23JUL12 - English

The temporary reopening of the Rafah crossing is not enough to meet the needs of the Gaza Strip\'s one-point-seven-million-strong population. Thousands of Gazans are currently stranded in the impoverished coastal enclave. Press TV\'s Ashraf Shannon reports from Gaza.

[30 Sept 2013] Egypt closure of Rafah leaves Palestinians stranded - English

Israeli fire on Rafah raises war crimes claim

The Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy enters the Gaza Strip, breaking the deadly Israeli blockade imposed on 1.5 million Palestinians for a second time. The American aid convoy carrying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of supplies for the people of Gaza crossed the Rafah border on Wednesday upon receiving permission from Cairo after a 10-day delay. The 200 activists are allowed to stay in the coastal territory only for 24 hours, a Press TV correspondent reported. Viva Palestina activists, all Americans, including Charles Barron, a New York City Councilman, say that they have been stranded on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing for about 10 days despite earlier arrangements. The humanitarian aid convoy consisting of 50 vehicles is the second organized by British Member of Parliament and Press TV presenter George Galloway

Hundreds of Palestinian women have staged a protest march calling on Egypt to reopen the Rafah border crossing to relieve Gaza suffering. PressTv Report.

Fida Qishta of Rafah Gaza describes the past few days as Israeli bombing kills hundreds.

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Lifeline 5, the fifth aid convoy organized by the UK-based charity Viva Palestina, has crossed Rafah, the border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. http://www.vivapalestina.org/home.htm