The Battle Hostile_encounter of Rafa , also known as the Action of Rafah , fought Hostile_encounter on 9 January 1917 , was the third and final Process_end battle Hostile_encounter to complete Process_end the recapture Conquering of the Sinai Peninsula by British forces during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign Military_operation of the First World War Military_operation .

With the railway reaching Arriving El Arish on 4 January 1917 , an attack Attack on Rafa by the newly formed Coming_to_be Desert Column became Becoming possible .