About Rafah Crossing:
- The crossing is at the south end of the Gaza Strip, a narrow slither of land that is home to 2.3 million people.
- It is wedged between Israel, Egypt, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- The crossing is controlled by Egypt.
- It is the only likely route for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza via Rafah from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula region.
- There are only two other border crossings: Erez, a border crossing with Israel in north Gaza, and Kerem Shalom, a commercial crossing between Israel and Southern Gaza.
Key facts about Sinai Peninsula
- It is a triangle-shaped peninsula located in northeastern Egypt.
- It serves as a land bridge connecting Asia and Africa.
- Boundaries:
- It is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea and to the east by Israel and the Gaza Strip.
- To the west of the Sinai Peninsula is the Suez Canal, across which lies the African part of Egypt.
- It is bordered to the southwest by the Gulf of Suez and to the immediate south by the Red Sea.
- The Gulf of Aqaba borders the Sinai in the southeast.
- Egypt shares maritime borders in the Sinai with Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
