# Rafah · 19 August 2011 > Photos and videos from Rafah on 19 August 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Rafah · 19 August 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/rafah) - **When:** 2011-08-19 - **Media:** 31 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Abed Rahim Khatib, Ashraf Amra - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016507) — APA-PH-2011-016507 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security installations in Gaza on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian, in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which eight Israelis died. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016508) — APA-PH-2011-016508 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security installations in Gaza on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian, in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which eight Israelis died. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [A Palestinian inspects the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016509) — APA-PH-2011-016509 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib A Palestinian inspects the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security installations in Gaza on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian, in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which eight Israelis died. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [A Palestinian inspects the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016510) — APA-PH-2011-016510 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib A Palestinian inspects the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security installations in Gaza on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian, in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which eight Israelis died. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016511) — APA-PH-2011-016511 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians inspect the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security installations in Gaza on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian, in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which eight Israelis died. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians inspect the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016522) — APA-PH-2011-016522 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians inspect the damage to a smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security installations in Gaza on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian, in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which eight Israelis died. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016566) — APA-PH-2011-016566 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, and other members during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the ter... - [Palestinian relatives of Khaled Sha'at, a member of an armed Palestinian faction,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016567) — APA-PH-2011-016567 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinian relatives of Khaled Sha'at, a member of an armed Palestinian faction, and his two-year-old son Malek mourn during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. The Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members and Malek Sha'at in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel bla... - [Palestinian relatives of Khaled Sha'at, a member of an armed Palestinian faction,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016568) — APA-PH-2011-016568 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinian relatives of Khaled Sha'at, a member of an armed Palestinian faction, and his two-year-old son Malek mourn during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. The Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members and Malek Sha'at in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel bla... - [A Palestinian man carries the body of two-year-old boy Malek Sha'at during his funeral in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016569) — APA-PH-2011-016569 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra A Palestinian man carries the body of two-year-old boy Malek Sha'at during his funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members and Sha'at in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the territory for cross-border attacks. Phot... - [Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016570) — APA-PH-2011-016570 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, and other members during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the ter... - [Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016571) — APA-PH-2011-016571 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and five other people including a baby, killed in Israeli air strikes in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinate... - [Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016572) — APA-PH-2011-016572 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, and other members during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the ter... - [Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016573) — APA-PH-2011-016573 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and five other people including a baby, killed in Israeli air strikes in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinate... - [Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016574) — APA-PH-2011-016574 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib A Palestinian man carries the body of two-year-old boy Malek Sha'at during his funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinated attacks on August 18 near the southern Israeli sea resort of Eilat that left eight dead. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016575) — APA-PH-2011-016575 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, and other members during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the ter... - [Palestinians pray near the bodies of people killed in Israeli air strikes during a funeral in the Rafah refugee camp](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016576) — APA-PH-2011-016576 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians pray near the bodies of people killed in Israeli air strikes during a funeral in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinated attacks on August 18 near the southern Israeli sea resort of Eilat that left eight dead. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016577) — APA-PH-2011-016577 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, and other members during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the ter... - [Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of the militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016578) — APA-PH-2011-016578 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of the militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinated attacks on August 18 near the southern Israeli s... - [Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016579) — APA-PH-2011-016579 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians carries the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, and other members during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the ter... - [Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of the militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016580) — APA-PH-2011-016580 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of the militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinated attacks on August 18 near the southern Israeli s... - [Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016581) — APA-PH-2011-016581 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and five other people including a baby, killed in Israeli air strikes in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinate... - [Palestinians pray next to the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016582) — APA-PH-2011-016582 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians pray next to the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, and other members during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from th... - [Palestinians next to the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016583) — APA-PH-2011-016583 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Palestinians next to the bodies of Kamal al-Nairab, the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, and other members during their funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the ter... - [Palestinians pray near the bodies of people killed in Israeli air strikes during a funeral in the Rafah refugee camp](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016584) — APA-PH-2011-016584 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians pray near the bodies of people killed in Israeli air strikes during a funeral in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinated attacks on August 18 near the southern Israeli sea resort of Eilat that left eight dead. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib - [A Palestinian man carries the body of two-year-old boy Malek Sha'at during his funeral in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016585) — APA-PH-2011-016585 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra A Palestinian man carries the body of two-year-old boy Malek Sha'at during his funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 19, 2011. An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant, three other members and Sha'at in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the territory for cross-border attacks. Phot... - [Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of the militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016586) — APA-PH-2011-016586 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of the militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinated attacks on August 18 near the southern Israeli s... - [Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016587) — APA-PH-2011-016587 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and five other people including a baby, killed in Israeli air strikes in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinate... - [Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of the militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016588) — APA-PH-2011-016588 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of the militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinated attacks on August 18 near the southern Israeli s... - [Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-016589) — APA-PH-2011-016589 · photo · 2011-08-19 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib Palestinians attend the funeral of militant Kamal al-Nayrab, secretary-general of the Gaza-based group the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and five other people including a baby, killed in Israeli air strikes in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on August 19, 2011. Israeli fighter jets bombed Gaza, killing a teenager and injuring five people, in retaliation to a series of coordinate...