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Rafah Border Crossing, the Glossary

The Rafah Border Crossing (Ma`bar Rafaḥ) or Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza Strip.^[1]

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Border crossings of divided cities
Buildings and structures in Rafah
Egypt–Gaza Strip border crossings
Rafah in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Agreement on Movement and Access

The Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA) was an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) signed on 15 November 2005 aimed at improving Palestinian freedom of movement and economic activity within the Palestinian territories, and open the Rafah Crossing on the Gaza–Egypt border.

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Al-Ahram

Al-Ahram (الأهرام), founded on 5 August 1876, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya (The Egyptian Events, founded 1828).

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Arab world

The Arab world (اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), formally the Arab homeland (اَلْوَطَنُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), also known as the Arab nation (اَلْأُمَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in Western Asia and Northern Africa.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Battle of Gaza (2007)

The Battle of Gaza or the Gaza civil war was a brief civil war between Fatah and Hamas that took place in the Gaza Strip from 10 to 15 June 2007.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Buffer zone

A buffer zone is a neutral zonal area that lies between two or more bodies of land, usually pertaining to countries.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Egypt–Gaza border

The Egypt–Palestine border, also called Egypt–Gaza border, is the long border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

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Egypt–Israel peace treaty

The Egypt–Israel peace treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., United States, on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords.

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Egyptian Army

The Egyptian Army (Coptic: Ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲗⲁⲥⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲕⲏⲙⲓ), officially the Egyptian Ground Forces, is the land warfare branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

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Egyptian Border Guard Corps

The Border Guard Corps is a militarised corps subordinate to the Egyptian Army.

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Erez Crossing

The Erez Crossing (מעבר ארז), also known as the Beit Hanoun Crossing (معبر بيت حانون), is a border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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European Union Border Assistance Mission to Rafah

The European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) is the EU's second Civilian Crisis Management Mission in the Palestinian territories, the other being the European Union Police Mission (EUPOL COPPS). Rafah Border Crossing and European Union Border Assistance Mission to Rafah are Egypt–Gaza Strip border crossings and Rafah in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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Fatah

Fatah (Fatḥ), formally the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (label), is a Palestinian nationalist and social democratic political party.

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Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels

The Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels are smuggling tunnels that had been dug under the Philadelphi Route along the Egypt–Gaza border. Rafah Border Crossing and Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels are Egypt–Gaza Strip border crossings.

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Gaza–Israel barrier

The Gaza–Israel barrier (sometimes called the Iron Wall) is a border barrier located on the Israeli side of the Gaza–Israel border.

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Gisha (human rights organization)

Gisha is an Israeli human rights organization, founded in 2005, whose goal is to protect the freedom of movement of Palestinians, especially residents of the Gaza Strip.

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Hamas

Hamas, an acronym of its official name, Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (lit), is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist militant resistance movement governing parts of the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007.

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Hosni Mubarak

Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak (4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.

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Humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance, usually in the short-term, to people in need.

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Institute for the Study of War

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is an American nonprofit research group and think tank founded in 2007 by military historian Kimberly Kagan and headquartered in Washington, D.C. ISW provides research and analysis regarding issues of defense and foreign affairs.

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Ismail Haniyeh

Ismail Abd al-Salam Haniyeh (– 31 July 2024) was a Palestinian politician.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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The Israel Airports Authority (IAA, רשות שדות התעופה בישראל, Reshut Sdot HaTe'ufa BeYisra'el; سلطة المطارات في إسرائيل) was founded in 1977 as a public corporation mandated by the Israel Airports Authority Law.

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Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym, is the national military of the State of Israel.

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Israel–Hamas war

An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups has been taking place in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023.

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Israeli disengagement from Gaza

In 2005, 21 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and four Israeli settlements in the West Bank were unilaterally dismantled.

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Israeli settlement

Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories.

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Kerem Shalom border crossing

Kerem Shalom border crossing (מעבר כרם שלום, "Vineyard of Peace"; معبر كرمأبو سالم, Karem Abu Salem) is a border crossing at the junction of two border sections: one between the Gaza Strip and Israel, and one between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

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Mohamed Morsi

Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-AyyatThe spellings of his first and last names vary.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Palestinian Authority

The Palestinian Authority, officially known as the Palestinian National Authority or the State of Palestine, is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords.

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين, Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn), commonly known simply as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary organization formed in 1981.

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Palestinian Presidential Guard

The Palestinian Presidential Guard (PPG; الحرس الرئاسي الفلسطيني.) is a branch of the Palestinian Security Services under the direct control of the President of the State of Palestine.

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Philadelphi Corridor

The Philadelphi Corridor, also called Philadelphi Route, is the Israeli code name for a narrow strip of land, 14 km (8.7 miles) in length, situated along the entirety of the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt. Rafah Border Crossing and Philadelphi Corridor are Rafah in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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Protocol on Economic Relations

The Protocol on Economic Relations, also called the Paris Protocol, was an agreement between Israel and the PLO, signed on 29 April 1994, and incorporated with minor amendments into the Oslo II Accord of September 1995.

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Rabaa massacre

On 14 August 2013, the Egyptian police (and to a lesser extent the armed forces), under the command of then-Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, used lethal force to “disperse” two camps of protesters in Cairo: one at al-Nahda Square and a larger one at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square.

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Rafah

Rafah (رفح) is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Rafah offensive

On 6 May 2024, Israel began a military offensive in and around the city of Rafah as part of its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war.

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Rafah, Egypt

Rafah (رفح) is a city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip.

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Saeb Erekat

Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (صائب محمد صالح عريقات Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt; also ʻRēqāt, Erikat, Erakat, Arekat; 28 April 195510 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020.

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Salah al-Din Road

Salah al-Din Road (also known as Salaheddin Road and the Salah ad-Deen Highway) is the main highway of the Gaza Strip, a territory of the State of Palestine.

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Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (سِينَاء; سينا; Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia.

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Six-Day War

The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 June 1967.

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State of Palestine

Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia, encompassing the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, within the larger historic Palestine region.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Times of Israel

The Times of Israel is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012.

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The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP or TWI, also known simply as The Washington Institute) is a pro-Israel American think tank based in Washington, D.C., focused on the foreign policy of the United States in the Near East.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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World Food Programme

The World Food Programme (WFP) is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide.

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2008 breach of the Egypt–Gaza border

On 23 January 2008, Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah border crossing, destroying part of the 2003 wall. Rafah Border Crossing and 2008 breach of the Egypt–Gaza border are Egypt–Gaza Strip border crossings and Rafah in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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2011 Egyptian revolution

The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution (translit), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt.

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2013 Egyptian coup d'état

The 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat took place on 3 July 2013.

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2014 Gaza War

The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge (translit), and Battle of the Withered Grain (translit), was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory that has been governed by Hamas since 2007.

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2015 European migrant crisis

During 2015, there was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Border_Crossing

Also known as Rafah Crossing, Rafah Crossing Point, Salah al Din Gate.

, The Times of Israel, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Turkey, World Food Programme, 2008 breach of the Egypt–Gaza border, 2011 Egyptian revolution, 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, 2014 Gaza War, 2015 European migrant crisis.

Rafah Border Crossing, the Glossary

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See also

Border crossings of divided cities

Buildings and structures in Rafah

Egypt–Gaza Strip border crossings

Rafah in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

References