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Rafah

Arcs in and about Rafah from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 230 stories · 1,943 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 14, 2023

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The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll

48 of 333 stories this December · 34 about Rafah · gone quiet

Israel-Hamas war: IDF strikes Khan Younis in southern Gaza – DW · 6 articles, Dec 1Israel strikes Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians · 38 articles, Dec 1Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends · 98 articles, Dec 1Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders · 31 articles, Dec 2Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go · 76 articles, Dec 3Israel pushes deeper south after calling for evacuations in southern Gaza · 51 articles, Dec 3Israel strikes in and around Gaza's second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war · 45 articles, Dec 3Israel designates a safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief · 14 articles, Dec 3Israeli forces battle Hamas in main southern Gaza city · 21 articles, Dec 5Israeli military says 2 civilians killed for every militant is ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given Gaza combat challenges · 5 articles, Dec 5Will Israel flood Gaza tunnels to force out Hamas? What we know · 8 articles, Dec 5Heavy fighting across Gaza as Israel presses ahead with renewed US military and diplomatic support · 31 articles, Dec 6Battles rage across Gaza as Israel aims to defeat Hamas · 22 articles, Dec 6Amnesty investigation claims US-made weapon used in two Israeli airstrikes that killed 43 civilians · 5 articles, Dec 7Strikes on Gaza's Southern Edge Sow Fear in One of the Last Areas to Which People Can Flee · 8 articles, Dec 7Reuters releases investigation finding Israeli tank fire killed 1 of its journalists · 5 articles, Dec 7Palestinians crowd into ever-shrinking areas in Gaza as Israel's war against Hamas enters 3rd month · 22 articles, Dec 8Israel vows to fight on in Gaza despite deadly ambush and rising international pressure · 26 articles, Dec 8Images from Gaza show Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to underwear · 8 articles, Dec 8Israel presses on with Gaza offensive · 5 articles, Dec 9Israel presses ahead with bombarding Gaza, including areas it told Palestinians to evacuate to · 29 articles, Dec 9Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza campaign, says it will 'take time' · 9 articles, Dec 11Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians still stranded near front lines · 13 articles, Dec 11Israeli defense minister says war on Hamas will last months as US envoy discusses timetable · 31 articles, Dec 11Israeli army has begun pumping seawater into Hamas tunnels in Gaza: report · 11 articles, Dec 129 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City ambush in sign that Hamas resistance is still strong · 32 articles, Dec 12Gaza hospitals morph into military strongholds, confirms director · 14 articles, Dec 13Nearly Half Of All Munitions Dropped Over Gaza Are ‘Dumb Bombs,’ Report Citing U.S. Intel Assessment Says · 8 articles, Dec 14Israeli strike on school kills Al Jazeera cameraman in southern Gaza, network says · 21 articles, Dec 15Israeli airstrike killed USAID contractor and family in Gaza, agency says · 14 articles, Dec 17Gaza death toll exceeds 20,000 as Israel expands ground war against Hamas · 37 articles, Dec 18Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support · 40 articles, Dec 19Israel bombs Gaza as UN weighs new ceasefire call · 6 articles, Dec 19Israel-Hamas war: IDF chief warns of prolonged war – DW · 27 articles, Dec 20Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say · 14 articles, Dec 21Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say - The Daily Reporter · 6 articles, Dec 21At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed · 90 articles, Dec 22Israeli strike kills 76 members of one Gaza family, rescue officials say as combat expands in south · 5 articles, Dec 23Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn’t request a cease-fire · 35 articles, Dec 23Palestinians feel 'no joy' as Israel bombs Gaza on Christmas · 16 articles, Dec 24Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 35 · 45 articles, Dec 25Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps · 56 articles, Dec 26Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for 'many more months,' thanks US for new weapons sales · 19 articles, Dec 26Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north · 23 articles, Dec 27More strikes on Gaza after Israel warns war will last through 2024 · 17 articles, Dec 27Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the center · 20 articles, Dec 29Strike kills 12 people, mostly children, in Gaza area declared safe zone by Israel - The Daily Reporter · 12 articles, Dec 31Israel is entering a new phase of war. Is it still trying to ‘destroy’ Hamas? · 12 articles, Dec 31
The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025 · Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to Gaza · Oct 9, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: international legal cases and war-crimes allegations · Oct 15, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

20231433 articles20245402 articles20251141 articles2026125 articles

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Oct 9, 202328118
Oct 16, 202328458317
Oct 23, 202312239132
Oct 30, 2023185013326
Nov 6, 2023817755
Nov 13, 2023710164
Nov 20, 2023203810203
Nov 27, 202334224
Dec 4, 2023611277
Dec 25, 202337227
Jan 1, 20241305
Jan 8, 202416264134
Jan 15, 202423130
Jan 29, 20241319
Feb 5, 2024285113286
Feb 12, 2024304519334
Feb 19, 2024243611201
Feb 26, 202478234
Mar 4, 202437330
Mar 11, 202414238114
Mar 18, 2024243911257
Mar 25, 20249141055
Apr 1, 202467554
Apr 8, 2024152812150
Apr 15, 202422196116
Apr 22, 202418438297
Apr 29, 2024176616323
May 6, 2024298624656
May 13, 2024276318369
May 20, 2024162914150
May 27, 2024357018446
Jun 3, 2024981037
Jun 10, 202411259129
Jun 17, 20241315377
Jun 24, 20241015271
Jul 1, 202422120
Jul 15, 202434013
Jul 22, 202445240
Aug 19, 202426111
Aug 26, 2024153212140
Sep 2, 2024512665
Oct 14, 2024182419160
Nov 11, 20240023
Nov 18, 20241319
Jan 6, 202548743
Jan 13, 20250011
Jan 20, 20254309
Jan 27, 202513201094
Feb 3, 2025202919200
Feb 10, 202525317
Feb 17, 2025114248
Mar 17, 20251018777
Mar 24, 202524416
Mar 31, 2025817670
Apr 7, 2025612346
Apr 14, 20250317
May 26, 2025312340
Jun 2, 2025813141
Jun 9, 202576425
Jul 7, 202569129
Jul 14, 202515110
Jul 28, 202548337
Aug 18, 2025715243
Oct 13, 2025417961
Oct 20, 202547315
Oct 27, 202549628
Dec 1, 20250317
Dec 29, 20251306
Jan 26, 2026511434
Feb 2, 2026811351

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else3 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Rafah that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Oct 10– 14Americans stuck in Gaza despite diplomatic deal to allow them to leave7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Rafah

  1. Nov 1– 2Biden Says 74 US Dual Nationals Have Left Gaza Strip as He Dispatches Blinken to Mideast27 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 4 right
  2. Oct 21Blinken welcomes start of aid to Gaza, still working to get foreign citizens out3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right