Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war
Location of Rafah
Location
Rafah, Gaza Strip
Status
Planned
Intensified airstrikes starting 3 February
Invasion and evacuation planned
Cabinet approved[3]
Belligerents
Israel
Hamas PIJ[1] Palestinian Civil Police Force[2]
Units involved
Israel Defense Forces
Israeli Air Force[4]
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
Rafah Brigade PIJ
Casualties and losses
Unknown
6 policemen killed[2]
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Israel–Hamas war
Timeline
Outline
Engagements
Hamas-led attack on Israel
Israeli female tank crew fight
Re'im
Sderot
Sufa
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Timeline
Israeli invasion of Gaza
Beit Hanoun
Gaza City
Jabalia
Khan Yunis
Shuja'iyya
Shuja'iyya ambush
Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
Hamad
Rafah offensive
Israeli incursions in the West Bank
Hamas-led attack on Israel
Re'im music festival
Killing of Shani Louk
Netiv HaAsara
Alumim
Be'eri
Holit
Kfar Aza
Kissufim
Nahal Oz
Nir Oz
Nir Yitzhak
Nirim
Zikim
Israeli response
Bombing of the Gaza Strip
Refugee camps
Jabalia
31 October
Al-Fakhoora school
Al-Shati
Al-Maghazi
Schools
Al-Maghazi
Al-Falah
Palestinians evacuating Gaza
Health facilities
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital
Ambulance
Nasser Hospital siege
Church of Saint Porphyrius
Sabra mosque
Flour massacre
Attack on journalists in Lebanon
Friendly fire
IDF killing of hostages in Shuja'iyya
Other minor theaters
Red Sea crisis
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
Operation Poseidon Archer
Marlin Luanda missile strike
Operation Aspides
Sinking of the MV Rubymar
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan
Iranian airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Tower 22 drone attack
Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri
See also
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Healthcare collapse
Children
Premature babies
Famine
Hostage crisis
Prisoner exchange
Israeli blockade of Gaza
War crimes
Torture
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
Wider regional conflict
2023 ceasefire
Calls for a ceasefire
2024 Columbia University protests
Antisemitism
Anti-Palestinianism
Mass detentions
Misinformation
Protests
South Africa v. Israel
Qatar and the Israel–Hamas war
AI-assisted targeting
Gaza Strip mass graves
The Rafah offensive is a planned offensive in the city of Rafah, part of Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip. Israel announced plans to invade the city in February 2024, and conducted intensified airstrikes as a result.
Israel states that multiple Hamas brigades are present in the city which is therefore crucial to its goal of destroying the militant group.[5] Because of the more than one million displaced people in Rafah, and it being the southernmost city in Gaza, multiple countries expressed concerns about potential high casualties. Egypt, concerned about a possible refugee crisis in Sinai, increased security on its border with Gaza.[6]
^"IDF conducts wave of strikes near Philadelphi Corridor". 3 March 2024.
^ ab"Israeli Forces Killed 6 Palestinian Cops In Rafah, Says Hamas". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^Masoud, Bassam; Al-Mughrabi, Nidal; Nakhoul, Samia (15 March 2024). "Israel approves plan to attack Rafah but keeps truce hopes alive". Reuters. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^"Institute for the Study of War".
^Boxerman, Aaron; Abuheweila, Iyad (9 February 2024). "Netanyahu Asks Military for Plans to Evacuate Rafah, Where 1.4 Million Are Sheltering". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^Hassan, Ahmed; Lewis, Aidan. "Egypt steps up security on border as Israeli offensive in Gaza nears". Reuters. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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Palestinian Civil Police Force[2]
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