# Rafah · 4 June 2011 > Photos and videos from Rafah on 4 June 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Rafah · 4 June 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/rafah), [Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/egypt) - **When:** 2011-06-04 - **Media:** 33 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Abed Rahim Khatib, Ali Jadallah - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Hamas policemen stand in front of Egyptian soldiers as they prevent Palestinians from coming close to the iron gate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011927) — APA-PH-2011-011927 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Hamas policemen stand in front of Egyptian soldiers as they prevent Palestinians from coming close to the iron gate of a border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip June 4, 2011. Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011928) — APA-PH-2011-011928 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped on June 4, 2011, as Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Egyptian security form a line while a Palestinian man shouts wanting to cross into Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011929) — APA-PH-2011-011929 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Egyptian security form a line while a Palestinian man shouts wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on June 4, 2011, as Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011930) — APA-PH-2011-011930 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped on June 4, 2011, as Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard as they prevent Palestinians crossing the border with Egypt in the southern Gaza](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011931) — APA-PH-2011-011931 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Egyptian soldiers stand guard as they prevent Palestinians crossing the border with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip on June 4, 2011. Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Egyptian security form a line while a Palestinian man shouts wanting to cross into Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011932) — APA-PH-2011-011932 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Egyptian security form a line while a Palestinian man shouts wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on June 4, 2011, as Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011933) — APA-PH-2011-011933 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped on June 4, 2011, as Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians take part protest of a Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011934) — APA-PH-2011-011934 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians take part protest of a Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip on June 4, 2011. Dozens of Palestinian protesters in Gaza on Saturday stormed the iron gate of a border crossing with Egypt shut for the first time since it reopened late last month, Hamas border officials and witnesses said. Palestinian border officials said three buses filled with 180 passengers had w... - [Palestinians take part protest of a Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011935) — APA-PH-2011-011935 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians take part protest of a Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip on June 4, 2011. Dozens of Palestinian protesters in Gaza on Saturday stormed the iron gate of a border crossing with Egypt shut for the first time since it reopened late last month, Hamas border officials and witnesses said. Palestinian border officials said three buses filled with 180 passengers had w... - [Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011936) — APA-PH-2011-011936 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped on June 4, 2011, as Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Hamas policemen stand in front of Egyptian soldiers as they prevent Palestinians from coming close to the iron gate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011937) — APA-PH-2011-011937 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Hamas policemen stand in front of Egyptian soldiers as they prevent Palestinians from coming close to the iron gate of a border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip June 4, 2011. Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard as they prevent Palestinians crossing the border with Egypt in the southern Gaza](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011938) — APA-PH-2011-011938 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Egyptian soldiers stand guard as they prevent Palestinians crossing the border with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip on June 4, 2011. Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians take part protest of a Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011939) — APA-PH-2011-011939 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians take part protest of a Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip on June 4, 2011. Dozens of Palestinian protesters in Gaza on Saturday stormed the iron gate of a border crossing with Egypt shut for the first time since it reopened late last month, Hamas border officials and witnesses said. Palestinian border officials said three buses filled with 180 passengers had w... - [Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011940) — APA-PH-2011-011940 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are stopped on June 4, 2011, as Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011968) — APA-PH-2011-011968 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011970) — APA-PH-2011-011970 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011971) — APA-PH-2011-011971 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011972) — APA-PH-2011-011972 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011973) — APA-PH-2011-011973 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011974) — APA-PH-2011-011974 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011975) — APA-PH-2011-011975 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011976) — APA-PH-2011-011976 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011977) — APA-PH-2011-011977 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011978) — APA-PH-2011-011978 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011979) — APA-PH-2011-011979 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011980) — APA-PH-2011-011980 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011981) — APA-PH-2011-011981 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011982) — APA-PH-2011-011982 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011983) — APA-PH-2011-011983 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers help Palestinian passengers at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept the gates o... - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the blocked Rafah border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011984) — APA-PH-2011-011984 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the blocked Rafah border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept... - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the blocked Rafah border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011985) — APA-PH-2011-011985 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the blocked Rafah border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept... - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the blocked Rafah border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-011986) — APA-PH-2011-011986 · photo · 2011-06-04 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jadallah Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the blocked Rafah border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip 04 June 2011. Egyptian authorities reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after a temporary closure which had triggered angry protests at the site, witnesses said. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Egypt had kept...