{"id":267442,"date":"2023-11-02T19:49:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=267442"},"modified":"2023-11-02T19:49:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:19:38","slug":"rafah-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rafah-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafah Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> This post is based on the article \u201c<strong>Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt partially opens\u201d:what is the crossing and why it is significant<\/strong>\u201dpublished in the \u201c<strong>Indian express<\/strong>\u201d on 2nd November 2023.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has opened for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in early October.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is rafah border crossing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(1) Southern Most Post of Exit-<\/span><\/strong> It\u2019s the southernmost post of exit from Gaza and borders Egypt\u2019s Sinai peninsula.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Two other Border Crossings from and into the Gaza Strip-<br \/>\n<\/strong>(1) <strong>Erez- <\/strong>Northern Gaza into Israel. For people crossing only.<br \/>\n(2) <strong>Kerem Shalom-<\/strong> Southern Gaza into Israel. For commercial goods crossing only.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_267447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-267447\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-267447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafah-Crossing.png?resize=490%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rafah Crossing\" width=\"490\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafah-Crossing.png?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafah-Crossing.png?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-267447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Agreement on movement and access<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>EUBAM(Europian union border assistance mission)-<\/strong> EUBAM(Europian union border assistance mission) was responsible for monitoring the Border Crossing, under the<strong> Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing<\/strong>, part of the <strong>Agreement on movement and access (AMA)<\/strong> of 15 November 2005. The agreement ensured Israel authority to dispute entrance by any person.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is its significance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>(1) The Rafah crossing gained heightened importance after Hamas&#8217;s assault on the Erez crossing, resulting in over 1,300 casualties in southern Israel.<br \/>\n(2) In response, Israel closed both Erez and Kerem Shalom indefinitely, leaving the Rafah border as the sole means of entry and exit for Gaza&#8217;s people and the only crossing for humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>Upsc syllabus- GS 2- International relations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: This post is based on the article \u201cRafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt partially opens\u201d:what is the crossing and why it is significant\u201dpublished in the \u201cIndian express\u201d on 2nd November 2023. Why in news? 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