Rafah Crossing

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Rafah Crossing is the main border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, serving as a critical gateway for the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border checkpoint
border crossing
associatedWith Egypt–Gaza border security
Gaza blockade
Arab–Israeli conflict
surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict
borderType land border crossing
connects Egypt
Gaza Strip
connectsCities Rafah (Egypt)
Rafah
surface form: Rafah (Gaza Strip)
controlsAccessTo Gaza Strip
countryBorder Rafah Crossing self-linksurface differs
surface form: State of Palestine–Egypt border
hasFunction civilian border crossing
movement of goods
movement of people
hasHumanitarianImportance key route for aid during conflicts in Gaza
hasInfrastructure customs facilities
passport control
security checkpoints
terminal buildings
hasPoliticalStatus subject to Egyptian control on Egyptian side
subject to Palestinian Authority or de facto Hamas control on Gaza side (depending on period)
hasStrategicImportance primary outlet for Gaza not controlled directly by Israel
isMainCrossingBetween Gaza Strip and Egypt
isOnlyDirectCrossingBetween Gaza Strip and Egypt
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Egypt
Gaza Strip
Rafah
southern Gaza Strip
namedAfter Rafah
near Mediterranean Sea
nearbyFacility Rafah refugee camp
operatedBy Egyptian authorities on Egyptian side
Palestinian Authority
surface form: Palestinian authorities on Gaza side
partOf Rafah Crossing self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gaza–Egypt border
region Sinai Peninsula
surface form: Sinai Peninsula (Egyptian side)

Gaza Strip
surface form: Southern Governorate of Gaza
regulates entry of Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt
exit of Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt
export of goods from Gaza to Egypt
import of goods from Egypt into Gaza
subjectTo frequent closures
restricted operating hours
security agreements between Egypt, Israel, and Palestinian authorities
usedBy Palestinian civilians
humanitarian organizations
usedFor humanitarian aid deliveries
medical evacuations
pilgrimage travel to Mecca

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EUBAM Rafah areaServed Rafah Crossing
this entity surface form: Rafah Crossing Point
this entity surface form: Rafah border crossing
this entity surface form: Rafah Border Crossing
Rafah Crossing countryBorder Rafah Crossing self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: State of Palestine–Egypt border
Gaza Strip hasBorderCrossing Rafah Crossing
this entity surface form: Rafah Border Crossing
Rafah hasBorderCrossing Rafah Crossing
this entity surface form: Rafah Border Crossing
Rafah Crossing partOf Rafah Crossing self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gaza–Egypt border
Kerem Shalom Crossing relatedTo Rafah Crossing