Israel is stepping up its campaign on Gaza City. Here’s what we know about the fighting
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel is stepping up its campaign on Gaza City. Here’s what we know about the fighting

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s military has effectively cut Gaza in two, with its ground operations and fiercest aerial bombardment apparently concentrated in the north, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee south on foot to escape the fighting. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that IDF troops are at “the heart of Gaza City,” and “tightening the noose” on the urban center in the north of the enclave, targeting Hamas infrastructure and commanders there. Gallant said that the Israeli soldiers “came from north and south and stormed in coordination with our air force and navy.” Since the IDF launched its ground offensive into Gaza almost two weeks ago, its troops have pushed forward on three axes – from Gaza’s northwest border along the Mediterranean coast, from the northeast near Beit Hanoun, and from east to west, along the south of Gaza City towards the coast – in an effort to drive a wedge through the center of the strip, cleaving it in half. On Monday, an IDF spokesperson told CNN that the Israeli military was moving toward Gaza City, which he said the Israeli military had encircled since reaching Gaza’s coast on Sunday. Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into the Israeli military’s targeting of an ambulance outside Gaza’s biggest hospital as a “possible war crime.” Israel said on November 3 it that it believed the targeted ambulance was being used by Hamas.

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs after a night of Israeli attacks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs after a night of Israeli attacks

The Independent  

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Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel
3 months ago

Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel

LA Times  

Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon. Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Kassem said Sunday’s rocket attack was just the beginning of what’s now an ″open-ended battle” with Israel. Seven people, including three women and two children, were buried in the southern …

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 …

Palestinians forced to flee as Israel pushes into Gaza’s cities
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinians forced to flee as Israel pushes into Gaza’s cities

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Palestinians have been forced from their homes as Israeli forces mount a renewed push into densely populated cities in southern and central Gaza. Gaza’s health officials said military strikes had killed 66 Palestinians across the enclave in the past 24 hours as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the towns of al-Karara, az-Zanna, and Bani Suheila, in the east …

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 …

Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City as Doha truce talks continue
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City as Doha truce talks continue

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli army has warned that ‘Gaza city will remain a dangerous combat zone’. The Israeli military has ordered all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south, as it presses ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and central area of the Gaza Strip that has killed dozens of people over the past 48 hours. Gaza’s Interior …

At least 50 killed in Israeli attacks as Gaza City fighting rages
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 50 killed in Israeli attacks as Gaza City fighting rages

Al Jazeera  

Gaza City residents ordered by Israel’s army to move to central Deir el-Balah, which the UN says is ‘already overcrowded’ with displaced Palestinians. Gaza City residents have now been told to move to the central district of Deir el-Balah, which the United Nations said “is already seriously overcrowded with Palestinians displaced from other areas of the Gaza Strip”. They had …

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip’s largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday from an area ravaged in the early weeks of the nine-month-long war. Hamas on Monday said it is “offering flexibility and positivity” to facilitate a deal, while accusing Israeli Prime …

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 …

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns escalation threatens cease-fire talks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns escalation threatens cease-fire talks

LA Times  

Israeli soldiers move near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel on Monday. Hamas on Monday said it is “offering flexibility and positivity” to facilitate a deal, while accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “putting more obstacles in the way of negotiations.” Meanwhile, Hamas’ top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, warned mediators of “catastrophic consequences” if Israel continued its …

Israel continues Gaza attacks, says ‘gaps’ remain in renewed truce talks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel continues Gaza attacks, says ‘gaps’ remain in renewed truce talks

Al Jazeera  

Israeli attacks continue in Gaza City and Khan Younis as delegation travels to Doha for talks on ceasefire and captive exchange proposal. On Friday, Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha said the group’s latest proposals “have been met with a positive response by the mediators”, while adding “the official Israeli position has not yet become clear”, according to The Associated Press news …

Amid Gaza war, Israel warns could send Lebanon 'back to Stone Age'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid Gaza war, Israel warns could send Lebanon 'back to Stone Age'

The Hindu  

Israel launched air strikes on Gaza on June 27 after warning Hezbollah, Hamas's ally in Lebanon, to avoid a large-scale war that would send the neighbouring country "back to the Stone Age". "Hezbollah understands very well that we can inflict massive damage in Lebanon if a war is launched," he said of the Shiite militant group that, like Hamas, is …

Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next
6 months ago

Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down, setting the stage for Israel to send more troops to its northern border to confront the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The Iranian-backed Hezbollah began striking Israel almost immediately after Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack that triggered the Gaza …

The Latest | Hezbollah rocket barrage ups pressure on Israel as Gaza cease-fire negotiations drag on
6 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | Hezbollah rocket barrage ups pressure on Israel as Gaza cease-fire negotiations drag on

Associated Press  

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets toward northern Israel on Wednesday, hours after an Israeli airstrike killed a senior commander — the hightest-ranking member of the group to die in eight months of fighting. The pressure on Israel’s northern border came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said mediators are trying to close the deal for …

Israel steps up military offensive in Gaza as US presses for ceasefire
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel steps up military offensive in Gaza as US presses for ceasefire

The Hindu  

Israel announced a new military campaign against Hamas in central Gaza on June 5 and Palestinian medics said airstrikes there had killed dozens of people ahead of talks between U.S. and Qatari mediators to try to finalise a ceasefire deal. At least 44 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military strikes in central Gaza Strip areas since Tuesday, health officials …

Israel keeps fighting Hamas as mediators urge both to accept Biden's Gaza truce plan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel keeps fighting Hamas as mediators urge both to accept Biden's Gaza truce plan

Raw Story  

Since Biden spoke at the White House on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted Israel will pursue the war, which now nears its ninth month, until it has destroyed Hamas and freed the captives. Political pressure According to Biden, Israel's three-stage offer would begin with a six-week phase that would see Israeli forces withdraw from all populated areas of …

Israel pounds Gaza after US President Biden outlines ceasefire plan; Netanyahu vows to continue till war aims are met
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel pounds Gaza after US President Biden outlines ceasefire plan; Netanyahu vows to continue till war aims are met

Hindustan Times  

Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery on Saturday, hours after US President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire. In his first major address outlining a possible end to the conflict, the US president said Israel's three-stage offer would begin with a six-week phase that would see Israeli forces …

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 …

Hamas says it is ready for a 'complete agreement' if Israel stops war in Gaza
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamas says it is ready for a 'complete agreement' if Israel stops war in Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Hamas said on Thursday it had told mediators it would not take part in more negotiations during ongoing aggression but was ready for a "complete agreement" including an exchange of hostages and prisoners if Israel stopped the war. The latest Hamas statement came as Israel pressed on with an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite an order …

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 battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip

Al Jazeera  

Rafah residents have reported intense artillery shelling and gunfire in Gaza’s far-southern city after Israel said it had seized a strategic corridor on the Palestinian territory’s border with Egypt. Military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced Israel had taken “operational control” of the narrow border area, where he said troops had “discovered around 20 tunnels”. “Israel is using these allegations …

Israel pummels Gaza just a DAY after UN ordered IDF to halt its invasion of the southern city
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel pummels Gaza just a DAY after UN ordered IDF to halt its invasion of the southern city

Daily Mail  

Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, just one day after the top UN court ordered the IDF to halt its military operations in the southern city. Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip May 24, 2024 Palestinians fleeing from Jabalia in the northern region pictured arriving in Gaza City May 24, …

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 …

Fierce battles rage across Gaza Strip as U.S. calls for truce, post-war plan
7 months, 1 week ago

Fierce battles rage across Gaza Strip as U.S. calls for truce, post-war plan

The Hindu  

Israeli troops fought Hamas militants in multiple battles across the Gaza Strip, forcing new waves of Palestinian mass displacement, as Israel marked a sombre Independence Day on Tuesday. The United States has repeatedly urged a Gaza ceasefire and called on its ally Israel to devise “a strategic endgame” and post-war plan, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said. This …

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 …

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

LA Times  

Smoke rises after an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on May 13, 2024. Aid workers are struggling to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remain closed. The …

Palestinians flee as Israeli forces re-enter Jabalia in northern Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

Palestinians flee as Israeli forces re-enter Jabalia in northern Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces have resumed ground and air attacks on northern Gaza’s densely populated Jabalia refugee camp, while in the southern part of the besieged enclave, tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah, where some 1.5 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said its fighters were engaged in gun battles with Israeli forces in …

Israel’s return to areas of Gaza it said were clear of Hamas raises doubts about its military strategy
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s return to areas of Gaza it said were clear of Hamas raises doubts about its military strategy

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. Israel’s return to pockets it had supposedly cleared of Hamas renews questions about its long-term military strategy, which after more than seven months of war has left more than 35,000 Palestinians dead and much of Gaza …

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-Hamas war sees fights raging across Gaza as death toll tops 35,000
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war sees fights raging across Gaza as death toll tops 35,000

New Indian Express  

RAFAH: Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Hamas-run territory, where the health ministry said the death toll in the war had exceeded 35,000 people. More than seven months into the Israel-Hamas war, UN chief Antonio Guterres urged "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and an immediate surge …

Fighting rages across Gaza as UN chief urges 'immediate ceasefire'
7 months, 1 week ago

Fighting rages across Gaza as UN chief urges 'immediate ceasefire'

New Indian Express  

RAFAH: Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Palestinian territory after an Israeli evacuation order sent hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing from Rafah. More than seven months into the Israel-Hamas war, UN chief Antonio Guterres urged "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and an immediate surge in …

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 …

Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and forced more than 110,000 people to flee north, U.N. officials said Friday. Israel says the nearby Kerem Shalom crossing — Gaza’s main cargo terminal — is open on its side, …

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 …

May 7, 2024 Israel-Hamas war
7 months, 2 weeks ago

May 7, 2024 Israel-Hamas war

CNN  

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah, on May 6. Ismael Abu Dayyah/AP Israel said the terms of a ceasefire proposal Hamas accepted on Monday remained “far from” meeting its demands and warned its military operations in Rafah would continue, even as it sent negotiators to talk to mediators. However, shortly afterwards, Israel said the terms Hamas had …

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

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

LA Times  

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on residential building in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. 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 as talks with Hamas over a cease-fire …

Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in ‘very near future’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in ‘very near future’

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed Hamas wasn’t serious about a deal and warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of …

Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there. WHY RAFAH IS SO CRITICAL Since Israel declared war in response to Hamas’ deadly cross-border attack on Oct. 7, Netanyahu has …

Gaza cease-fire talks reach critical point
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza cease-fire talks reach critical point

China Daily  

An Israeli tank maneuvers near the border with Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, on Sunday. In Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz described the Cairo talks as the closest the sides have come to a deal since a November truce under which Hamas freed dozens of hostages. Growing call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that despite growing …

Mediator says talks on Gaza not ‘progressing as expected’ after momentum in recent weeks
10 months, 1 week ago

Mediator says talks on Gaza not ‘progressing as expected’ after momentum in recent weeks

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Talks on a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza “have not been progressing as expected” in the past few days after good progress in recent weeks, key mediator Qatar said Saturday, as Israel’s prime minister accused the Hamas militant group of not changing its ”delusional” demands. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, who also spoke at the Munich …

Israel’s defense chief says military ‘thoroughly planning’ offensive in crowded Gaza border town
10 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s defense chief says military ‘thoroughly planning’ offensive in crowded Gaza border town

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s defense minister on Friday said Israel is “thoroughly planning” a military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, signaling determination to move ahead despite growing international concerns about the safety of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians seeking refuge there. Speaking to reporters Friday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel has inflicted heavy losses …

Israel’s defense chief says military ‘thoroughly planning’ offensive in crowded Gaza border town
10 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s defense chief says military ‘thoroughly planning’ offensive in crowded Gaza border town

LA Times  

Palestinians line up at a food distribution site in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Friday. Israel’s defense minister on Friday said Israel is “thoroughly planning” a military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, signaling determination to move ahead despite growing international concerns about the safety of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians seeking refuge there. Speaking to reporters Friday, Defense …

Photos: Israel targets Rafah as dissent against Hamas grows in Gaza
10 months, 1 week ago

Photos: Israel targets Rafah as dissent against Hamas grows in Gaza

NPR  

Photos: Israel targets Rafah as dissent against Hamas grows in Gaza Enlarge this image toggle caption Fatima Shbair/AP Fatima Shbair/AP This past week Israel rejected Hamas' cease-fire plan, protestors again took to the streets in Tel Aviv to call for the release of hostages taken during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, Israel discovered tunnels under a U.N. agency's Gaza headquarters, and …

What’s happening in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel threatens to attack?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s happening in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel threatens to attack?

Al Jazeera  

Over a million Palestinians are trapped at Gaza’s southernmost point, with the Israeli army preparing a ground attack. Palestinian Rafah is 64sq km and, as Israel assaulted Gaza these past four months, more and more people have been herded into it by Israeli forces who keep promising safety “further south” – which never materialised. Egypt has warned that any Israeli …

Israel’s next target in Gaza war is likely Rafah. Terrified people say there’s nowhere left to go
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel’s next target in Gaza war is likely Rafah. Terrified people say there’s nowhere left to go

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s southernmost town, Rafah, is bursting at the seams. I’ll die in my tent,” said Jihan al-Hawajri, who fled multiple times from the far north down the length of the Gaza Strip and now lives with 30 relatives in a tent. “This is not something that we’d support,” Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli …

Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the densely populated southern Gaza city. Netanyahu appeared to snub Blinken, saying he will settle for nothing short of “total victory.” The Israeli leader has said the war seeks …

Israel’s next target in Gaza war is likely Rafah. Terrified people say there’s nowhere left to go
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel’s next target in Gaza war is likely Rafah. Terrified people say there’s nowhere left to go

LA Times  

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Friday. I’ll die in my tent,” said Jihan al-Hawajri, who fled from the far north down the length of the Gaza Strip and now lives with 30 relatives in a tent. A move on the town and surrounding area also could cause the collapse of the …

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