
Rafah
Rafah is a city at the southern end of the Gaza Strip, on the border with Egypt.
227 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (An aerial view showing destruction in Rafah after Israeli forces withdrawal and as the ceasefire took hold, Gaza Strip)
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 14, 2023.
Stories involving Rafah6 named stories in 2025
Active · 4
- The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conductOct 7, 2023 – Nov 6, 2026 · 203 stories
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- The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian tollOct 7, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026 · 352 stories
Here for 37 stories about Rafah
- The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's peace plan, the 2025 ceasefire and what followedSep 25, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026 · 117 stories
Here for 5 stories about Rafah
- The Israel-Hamas war: international legal cases and war-crimes allegationsOct 15, 2023 – Oct 26, 2026 · 51 stories
Here for 3 stories about Rafah
Gone quiet · 2
- The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the ceasefire talks, 2023-2025Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 5, 2025 · 311 stories
Here for 10 stories about Rafah
- The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to GazaOct 9, 2023 – Oct 19, 2026 · 195 stories
Here for 7 stories about Rafah
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2025
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Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026
Share of the sources publishing each week that covered it
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Week of Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: 1 left, 4 center, 0 right, 3% of the sources that published that week · 6 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 13% |
| Jan 13, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | under 1% |
| Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4% |
| Jan 27, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 94 | 19% |
| Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 22 | 38 | 32 | 199 | 48% |
| Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6% |
| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 10% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 77 | 21% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 8% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 70 | 20% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 12, 2025 - May 18, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 23, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 10% |
| Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5% |
| Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 61 | 19% |
| Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 7% |
| Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 13% |
| Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4% |
| Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
68 left · 82 center · 55 right: 205 sources on the spectrum, across 227 linked stories.
Everything else4 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Stories that name Rafah
- Dec 4Leader of anti-Hamas militia armed by Israel killed in Gaza, sources say9 articles · 10 sources2 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Mar 31– Apr 6France's far-right, leftwingers rally supporters after Le Pen conviction19 articles · 18 sources4 left, 10 center, 1 right
- Feb 4– 6Israel backs Trump plan and orders military to prepare for Palestinians to leave Gaza235 articles · 98 sources22 left, 38 center, 32 right
Local coverage
- Apr 12Israel cuts off Gaza's southern city of Rafah and vows to 'vigorously' expand in the territory - The Daily Reporter8 articles · 8 sources2 left, 2 center, 3 right