Penny Wong warns Israel 'should not go down this path' as civilians evacuate Rafah ahead of ground invasion
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Penny Wong warns Israel 'should not go down this path' as civilians evacuate Rafah ahead of ground invasion

ABC  

In short: The Israeli military has begun evacuating civilians in eastern Rafah as a ground assault looms. Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia has made it clear that Israel "should not go down this path" after its military told civilians in eastern Rafah to evacuate ahead of a planned ground invasion. In a statement, a spokesperson for Senator Wong said: "Australia is gravely concerned by the prospect of a major Israeli ground offensive into Rafah." The military says it is not a widespread evacuation, and told civilians in specified areas of eastern Rafah to temporarily move to a new humanitarian area. "In accordance with the approval of the government, an ongoing situation assessment will guide the gradual movement of civilians in the specified areas in eastern Rafah, to the humanitarian area."

Military Humanitarian Gaza Hamas Palestinians Israeli Reuters Idf Ground Civilians Evacuate Eastern Rafah Warns Israel Wong Warns Wong Warns Israel This Path  eastern  rafah  path  humanitarian  penny  idf  ground  israeli  told  wong  warns  israel  invasion  evacuate  gaza  military  civilians

History of this topic

Palestinians evacuating northern Gaza say they are being shot at by Israeli military
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Palestinians evacuating northern Gaza say they are being shot at by Israeli military

CNN  

CNN — Palestinians fleeing sites of Israel’s renewed military operation in northern Gaza are being shot at as they evacuate, according to residents there and footage shared with CNN documenting their journey. In northern Gaza, the military said it is “currently operating with great force in the area” and told residents to move to Al Mawasi, a southern region designated …

Israel tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon
3 months ago

Israel tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon

LA Times  

People look at a damaged house that was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, near Safed, northern Israel, on Wednesday. Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets across the border and a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group’s deepest strike yet. …

Penny Wong warns 'Lebanon cannot become the next Gaza', as deadly Israel-Hezbollah conflict continues
3 months ago

Penny Wong warns 'Lebanon cannot become the next Gaza', as deadly Israel-Hezbollah conflict continues

ABC  

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned that "Lebanon cannot become the next Gaza" in the wake of a two-day bombardment that has killed hundreds and forced thousands more to flee. Leave by 'whatever means', Wong urges Senator Wong on Wednesday reiterated those calls for the thousands of Australians living in Lebanon to leave the country by "whatever means, commercial means, …

Israeli forces intensify operations in southern Gaza, kill 20 Hamas terrorists in Rafah
4 months, 1 week ago

Israeli forces intensify operations in southern Gaza, kill 20 Hamas terrorists in Rafah

India TV News  

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli military operations in southern Gaza have intensified, with the Israel Defence Forces eliminating 20 terrorists in Rafah over the past 24 hours. In Khan Yunis, Israeli troops, supported by aircraft, targeted and eliminated several terrorists inside a Hamas weapons storage facility. Separately, an airstrike successfully targeted and killed a key figure associated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, …

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza

Associated Press  

The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Syrian state news agency SANA, citing an unnamed military source, said strikes targeted “a number of military points in the central region.” The UK-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human …

Israel military orders evacuation from part of Gaza humanitarian zone
5 months ago

Israel military orders evacuation from part of Gaza humanitarian zone

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Israel follows up evacuation order with air strikes on Gaza ‘safe zone’
5 months ago

Israel follows up evacuation order with air strikes on Gaza ‘safe zone’

Al Jazeera  

Reports of at least 16 dead with casualties pouring into hospital. Israel’s military has launched artillery and air strikes on eastern Khan Younis shortly after demanding residents leave what it had previously designated a humanitarian zone. “The Israeli forces started their air attacks and artillery shelling in eastern Khan Younis shortly after throwing their evacuation order leaflets.” She noted that …

Israeli army orders evacuation of battle-torn Gaza City
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli army orders evacuation of battle-torn Gaza City

Hindustan Times  

Israel's army dropped thousands of leaflets over war-torn Gaza City on Wednesday urging all residents to flee a heavy offensive through the main city of the besieged Palestinian territory. The leaflets, addressed to "everyone in Gaza City", set out designated escape routes and warned that the urban area, which had a pre-war population of over half a million, would "remain …

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza City, an early target of its war with Hamas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza City, an early target of its war with Hamas

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military urged all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south Wednesday, pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and center of the embattled territory that has killed dozens of people over the past 48 hours. In a visit Wednesday to central Gaza, Israel’s military chief, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, …

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza City, an early target of its war with Hamas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza City, an early target of its war with Hamas

LA Times  

A Palestinian boy wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is treated in a hospital Tuesday in Khan Yunis. The Israeli military urged all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south Wednesday, pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and center of the embattled territory that has killed dozens of people over the last …

The Latest | Hamas says Israel’s offensive in north Gaza could sink cease-fire efforts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Latest | Hamas says Israel’s offensive in north Gaza could sink cease-fire efforts

Associated Press  

Hamas has warned that Israel’s expanding military operations in Gaza City and the displacement of thousands of residents could have “disastrous repercussions” for talks aimed at a cease-fire and the release of Israeli hostages. UN details the effects of a new Israeli offensive into Gaza City UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Monday that Israel’s latest evacuation orders for …

Israel promised ‘limited’ operation. Two months on, Rafah turned to rubble
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel promised ‘limited’ operation. Two months on, Rafah turned to rubble

Al Jazeera  

Israel invaded Rafah on May 6 promising a “limited” operation against Hamas fighters, but two months on, the southern-most city has been turned into a dust-covered ghost town. The Associated Press photojournalist was among the first foreign journalists allowed into the Palestinian city, which sheltered most of Gaza’s more than two million people displaced by Israel’s devastating war. In the …

Netanyahu says Israel in 'final stage' of eliminating Hamas in Gaza
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Netanyahu says Israel in 'final stage' of eliminating Hamas in Gaza

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-02 09:28 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his country is in "the final stage" of eliminating Hamas' armed force in the Gaza Strip. "We are advancing towards the completion of the elimination" of Hamas, Netanyahu said during a meeting with cadets from Israel's National Security College, …

The Latest | ‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | ‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Israel launched the war in …

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military confirmed Friday that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. Earlier this week, Israeli troops also moved into Rafah’s western district of Tel al-Sultan, where heavy clashes with Hamas fighters have been reported by witnesses. In its statement Friday, the military said its troops …

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding southern Gaza offensive
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding southern Gaza offensive

LA Times  

The Israeli military confirmed Friday that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. This week, Israeli troops also moved into Rafah’s western district of Tel al Sultan, where witnesses have reported heavy clashes with Hamas fighters. In its statement Friday, the Israeli military said its troops in central Rafah …

Rafah deaths haven't breached Biden's 'red lines'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafah deaths haven't breached Biden's 'red lines'

China Daily  

Palestinians flee from the southern city of Rafah, Gaza Strip, during an Israeli offensive on Tuesday. ABDEL KAREEM HANA/ASSOCIATED PRESS Questions are being asked on how many deaths it would take to make the United States change its policy of backing Israel amid increasing outcry over the traumatic civilian deaths in Israel's bombing of the Rafah "safe zone". The Biden …

Tel Aviv stands on the wrong side of justice with too many 'tragic mishaps': China Daily editorial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tel Aviv stands on the wrong side of justice with too many 'tragic mishaps': China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Smoke rises following Israeli strikes during an Israeli military operation in Rafah, as seen from Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 28. Israel's ongoing assault on Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip continues to cause heavy casualties among the Palestinian civilians that have congregated in the city as a result of Israel's military campaign. Israel …

Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza’s Rafah as offensive expands
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza’s Rafah as offensive expands

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight and on Tuesday — pummeling the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced Palestinians — according to witnesses, emergency workers and hospital officials. Israeli …

China expresses 'grave concern' over Israel's military operations in Rafah
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China expresses 'grave concern' over Israel's military operations in Rafah

The Hindu  

China on May 28 expressed "grave concern" over Israel's military operations in Rafah, where an Israeli strike killed dozens in a displaced persons camp. China "expresses its grave concern over the ongoing Israeli military operations in Rafah", Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said. An Israeli attack targeting two senior Hamas members on May 26 night sparked a fire that ripped …

Israeli army says it used small munitions in Rafah airstrike, and fire was caused by secondary blast
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli army says it used small munitions in Rafah airstrike, and fire was caused by secondary blast

LA Times  

Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents, which have been destroyed by Israel’s bombardment, west of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was the result of a “tragic mishap.” New strikes in the same western Tel al-Sultan district of Rafah that was hit Sunday killed at least 16 Palestinians, the Palestinian Civil …

Israel strikes back, 35 killed in Rafah after Hamas attack in Tel Aviv: 10 updates
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel strikes back, 35 killed in Rafah after Hamas attack in Tel Aviv: 10 updates

Hindustan Times  

Israel-Hamas war in Gaza news updates: Hours after Palestinian militant group Hamas claimed that it had fired a “large rocket barrage” at Israel’s commercial hub of Tel Aviv, for the first time in months, the Israel military carried out airstrikes on a camp for displaced people in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip late Sunday, reportedly killing at least 35 Palestinians. …

Israel attacked Rafah at night, ‘all the people burned’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel attacked Rafah at night, ‘all the people burned’

Al Jazeera  

Pained cries of the injured, frantic efforts by medics and unspeakable scenes of the aftermath in Kuwaiti Hospital. These are the scenes at the Gaza hospital following Israeli air strikes late on Sunday on a camp housing displaced Palestinians in the Tal as-Sultan area near Rafah – an area designated a safe zone. In the midst of medics frantically trying …

40 killed in Israeli bombing on camp in Gaza's Rafah
6 months, 4 weeks ago

40 killed in Israeli bombing on camp in Gaza's Rafah

China Daily  

Smoke rises during an Israeli air strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 24, 2024. GAZA - At least 40 people were killed and some others injured on Sunday evening in Israel's bombing of tents in northwestern Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian official news agency …

Israel continues to bomb Gaza, including Rafah, despite ICJ ruling
7 months ago

Israel continues to bomb Gaza, including Rafah, despite ICJ ruling

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of Palestinians killed across the besieged territory as Israeli forces hit multiple targets from north to south. Stepped up attacks in northern Gaza Israel also hit a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza’s as-Saftawi neighbourhood in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, according to Al Jazeera journalists on the ground, citing medical sources. Israeli warplanes also bombed a house …

UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israel says it recovered remains of one captive while Hamas claims several attacks against Israeli troops across Gaza. Nearly 800,000 Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah since Israel launched its offensive against the southern Gaza city last week, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has said. ” Saturday saw intense fighting across Gaza …

The Latest | Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza’s north
7 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza’s north

Associated Press  

Israel’s defense minister said the military would send more troops into Rafah, a city along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, as fighting also rages in northern Gaza, where Hamas has regrouped. But he asked why the U.S. was focusing on Oct. 7 “when there are many indications that genocide is being committed against Palestinians in Gaza – and when the …

Israel calls UN 'terrorist entity' after identifying militants on UNRWA site near Rafah as tensions escalate
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel calls UN 'terrorist entity' after identifying militants on UNRWA site near Rafah as tensions escalate

India TV News  

Jerusalem: As Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah, Israel said its troops identified fighters in the central logistics compound of the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA near Rafah and has demanded an explanation. "The UN has in part become a terrorist entity in itself because it cooperates with Hamas and covers …

Israel escalates attacks as aid agencies warn Gaza on brink of catastrophe
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel escalates attacks as aid agencies warn Gaza on brink of catastrophe

Al Jazeera  

Israel intensifies assaults in north and central Gaza as aid groups warn crisis in Rafah ‘defies imagination’. Israel has continued its military push in across Gaza, with fierce urban gun battles between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups taking place in the Jabalia camp in the north to the southern city of Rafah, which borders Egypt. In the northern Jabalia …

Egypt warns Israel of ‘dire repercussions’ over Rafah operation in Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

Egypt warns Israel of ‘dire repercussions’ over Rafah operation in Gaza

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. CNN — Egypt could consider downgrading relations with Israel if it presses on with a military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah on the Egyptian border, an Egyptian official told CNN. In a statement on …

Hundreds of thousands forced out of Rafah as food becomes scarce and Israel steps up its bombing
7 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of thousands forced out of Rafah as food becomes scarce and Israel steps up its bombing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli forces have pushed deep …

Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
7 months, 1 week ago

Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Aid workers struggled Monday to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited military operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remained closed. The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees said 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the …

Israeli forces step up attacks on Gaza's Jabalia camp, Rafah
7 months, 1 week ago

Israeli forces step up attacks on Gaza's Jabalia camp, Rafah

The Hindu  

Israeli tanks, under cover from heavy fire from air and ground, pushed further into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, May 13, 2024, residents and Hamas media said, while airstrikes hammered Rafah in the south. “Rafah, now a ghost town” Residents said Israeli tanks are now stationed east of the Salahuddin Road that bisects the eastern part of …

Israel lacks 'credible plan' on Rafah, risks insurgency: Blinken's strongest criticism of Gaza war
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel lacks 'credible plan' on Rafah, risks insurgency: Blinken's strongest criticism of Gaza war

India TV News  

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered some of the Biden administration's strongest criticism of Israel's conduct of the seven-month-long war in Gaza, saying it lacked a "credible plan" to protect some 1.4 million Palestinian civilians in Rafah. Israel should 'get out of Gaza': Blinken The US Secretary of State further said the US believes Israeli forces should “get …

Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The exodus of Palestinians from Gaza’s last refuge accelerated Sunday as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern city of Rafah. HEAVY BOMBARDMENT IN THE NORTH Palestinians reported heavy Israeli bombardment overnight in the urban Jabaliya refugee camp and other areas in northern Gaza, which has been largely isolated by Israeli forces for months. Hamas’ military …

Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza

LA Times  

A Palestinian woman mourns her child, Mahmoud Essa, 12, who was killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah on Sunday. Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Sunday and battled Hamas in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago …

Israel orders new evacuations in southern Gaza in Rafah amid expanded operations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel orders new evacuations in southern Gaza in Rafah amid expanded operations

Hindustan Times  

Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its operation and adding that it is also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped. U.S. President Joe Biden has already said he will not provide offensive weapons to Israel for …

Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to leave as it prepared to expand its military operation deeper into what is considered Gaza’s last refuge, in defiance of growing pressure from close ally the United States and others. Israel has now evacuated the eastern third …

Rafah offensive would lead to 'humanitarian disaster': UN chief
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafah offensive would lead to 'humanitarian disaster': UN chief

The Hindu  

An Israeli ground attack in Gaza's Rafah would lead to an "epic humanitarian disaster", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday after negotiators left truce talks in Cairo without a deal. "A massive ground attack in Rafah would lead to epic humanitarian disaster and pull the plug on our efforts to support people as famine looms," Mr. Guterres said during a …

Thousands flee Rafah after Israeli forces issue evacuation order
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands flee Rafah after Israeli forces issue evacuation order

Al Jazeera  

Israel issued new evacuation orders in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation. With Saturday’s orders, Israeli forces have now evacuated the eastern third of Rafah, pushing into the edges of the heavily populated central area. The United Nations and other agencies have warned for weeks …

Israeli army orders more evacuations from Rafah as it expands Gaza assault
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli army orders more evacuations from Rafah as it expands Gaza assault

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli military has ordered residents in more areas of eastern and central Rafah to evacuate as it expands its offensive in the southernmost corner of the Gaza Strip, again displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians. Reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum said: “Israeli authorities dropped leaflets and made phone calls for more evacuation …

Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive

LA Times  

Palestinian medics treat a baby wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah on Saturday. Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation closer to the heavily populated central area, in …

Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare

NPR  

Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there. The Israeli military …

The Latest | More than 100,000 flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Latest | More than 100,000 flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The U.N. says northern Gaza is already in a …

Israel to continue Rafah operation as Gaza truce talks collapse: official
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel to continue Rafah operation as Gaza truce talks collapse: official

China Daily  

Palestinians ride on a vehicle as they flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza City, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 9. JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army will continue its operation in the southern Gaza Strip city …

Rafah residents face ‘the fire of hell’ as Israeli tanks seize border crossing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafah residents face ‘the fire of hell’ as Israeli tanks seize border crossing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That is only expected to …

A timeline of events leading up to Israel's Rafah offensive
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A timeline of events leading up to Israel's Rafah offensive

NPR  

A timeline of events leading up to Israel's Rafah offensive Enlarge this image toggle caption Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images The Gaza Strip's Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been a key lifeline for people in the Palestinian enclave. Sponsor Message Oct. 21 The first aid trucks enter Gaza since the start of the war …

Rafah attack despite Hamas nod for truce sparks concern
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafah attack despite Hamas nod for truce sparks concern

China Daily  

Palestinians displaced from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip following an evacuation order by the Israeli army arrive in Khan Younis on Monday. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE After Hamas accepted cease-fire proposals brokered by Egypt and Qatar, Israel's latest attack on Rafah has again dampened hopes of a long-awaited truce and raised concerns of even more suffering in the Gaza Strip. Dennis …

Gaza aid 'choked off' after Israel seizes Rafah border crossing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza aid 'choked off' after Israel seizes Rafah border crossing

ABC  

In short: Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, and closed the flow of humanitarian aid through the checkpoint. Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, and closed the flow of humanitarian aid through the checkpoint. Aid agencies are warning of a …

Israel seizes Gaza’s vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn’t the full invasion many fear
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel seizes Gaza’s vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn’t the full invasion many fear

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city and talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife’s edge. The U.N. warned of a potential collapse of the flow …

Discover Related