# Rafah · 14 July 2011 > Photos and videos from Rafah on 14 July 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Rafah · 14 July 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/rafah), [Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/egypt) - **When:** 2011-07-14 – 2011-07-15 - **Media:** 43 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Abed Rahim Khatib, Ali Jaddalh - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). Previews are watermarked. - **Canonical URL:** https://apa.atyaf.co/story/rafah-2011-07-14 - **Last updated:** 2026-10-20T21:06:16+00:00 - **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/rafah-2011-07-14 ## Media in this story - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014199) — APA-PH-2011-014199 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014200) — APA-PH-2011-014200 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014201) — APA-PH-2011-014201 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014202) — APA-PH-2011-014202 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014203) — APA-PH-2011-014203 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014204) — APA-PH-2011-014204 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014205) — APA-PH-2011-014205 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014206) — APA-PH-2011-014206 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014207) — APA-PH-2011-014207 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the site of a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in Rafah, in the southern enclaved Palestinian territory, on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014232) — APA-PH-2011-014232 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014233) — APA-PH-2011-014233 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014234) — APA-PH-2011-014234 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014235) — APA-PH-2011-014235 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014236) — APA-PH-2011-014236 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014237) — APA-PH-2011-014237 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014238) — APA-PH-2011-014238 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014239) — APA-PH-2011-014239 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014240) — APA-PH-2011-014240 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014241) — APA-PH-2011-014241 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014242) — APA-PH-2011-014242 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014243) — APA-PH-2011-014243 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ali Jaddalh Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Ali Jadallh - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014244) — APA-PH-2011-014244 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014245) — APA-PH-2011-014245 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014246) — APA-PH-2011-014246 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014247) — APA-PH-2011-014247 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014248) — APA-PH-2011-014248 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014249) — APA-PH-2011-014249 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014250) — APA-PH-2011-014250 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014251) — APA-PH-2011-014251 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014252) — APA-PH-2011-014252 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014253) — APA-PH-2011-014253 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014254) — APA-PH-2011-014254 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014255) — APA-PH-2011-014255 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014256) — APA-PH-2011-014256 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014257) — APA-PH-2011-014257 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014258) — APA-PH-2011-014258 · photo · 2011-07-14 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian children play with balls during summer camp activities supervised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014269) — APA-PH-2011-014269 · photo · 2011-07-15 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in the southern town of Rafah on July 15, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014270) — APA-PH-2011-014270 · photo · 2011-07-15 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in the southern town of Rafah on July 15, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014271) — APA-PH-2011-014271 · photo · 2011-07-15 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in the southern town of Rafah on July 15, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014272) — APA-PH-2011-014272 · photo · 2011-07-15 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in the southern town of Rafah on July 15, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014273) — APA-PH-2011-014273 · photo · 2011-07-15 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in the southern town of Rafah on July 15, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014274) — APA-PH-2011-014274 · photo · 2011-07-15 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in the southern town of Rafah on July 15, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014275) — APA-PH-2011-014275 · photo · 2011-07-15 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect damages at a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike overnight in the southern town of Rafah on July 15, 2011. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib