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The Rafah border crossing’s significance for Gaza

The Rafah border crossing’s significance for Gaza

FromThe Decibel


The Rafah border crossing’s significance for Gaza

FromThe Decibel

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Rafah crossing – the sole entry point between Egypt and Gaza – remains a political, diplomatic and humanitarian tinderbox. While Egypt has kept the border firmly closed to Gazan refugees fleeing from the Israel-Hamas war, it has allowed an aid corridor for several dozen trucks delivering food, water and medical supplies. But relief workers say the aid is ‘insufficient’ for people’s needs in Gaza and Israel is not allowing fuel in despite pleas from aid groups.Geoffrey York, foreign correspondent for The Globe, talks about the crisis developing at the border and why it’s been so difficult to get things through and how Egypt’s relationship with Gaza and Israel plays into the situation.Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
Released:
Oct 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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