News about Rafah, Israel

Since October 7, violence between security forces, settlers and Palestinians has increased significantly. The ongoing conflict has also spurred a notable increase in displacements within the West Bank linked to settler violence and the destruction of homes during Israeli military operations.

The war began when Hamas-led militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel on 7 October, involving a barrage of several thousand rockets concurrent to an estimated 3,000 militants breaching the Gaza–Israel barrier and attacking Israeli civilian communities and military bases.

The Gaza Strip and the West Bank are two Palestinian territories that were part of Mandate Palestine and were captured by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967. There are over 5 million Palestinians combined living in the two territories.