Israel-Hamas war: The significance of Rafah border and why its reopening matters to Egypt | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: The significance of Rafah border and why its reopening matters to Egypt | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Over the past few days, thousands have fled south of the Gaza Strip after Israel ordered the evacuation of over one million civilians in the north — nearly half of the total population of the Palestinian enclave — ahead of an anticipated ground invasion by the Israeli military. The Gaza Strip is a narrow 41-km designated Palestinian territory along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bound to the north and east by Israel, and to the south by Egypt. Israel secured a decisive victory against Arab forces and captured the Sinai peninsula, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the Syrian territory of Golan Heights by the end of the war. Attacks in Israel, and airstrikes in Gaza, coupled with tighter restrictions by Israel and Egypt on the movement through the Rafah crossing for security reasons, exacerbated the conflict. The Rafah crossing was intermittently opened for short periods, but Egypt “indefinitely” opened the border in February 2021 after bilateral talks between the Palestinian and Egyptian leadership to facilitate Palestinian passage to and from the Gaza Strip.

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Egypt, Israel discussing opening Rafah border amid worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Egypt, Israel discussing opening Rafah border amid worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Report

Firstpost  

Both Egypt and Hamas have reportedly signalled a willingness to ease their stance. They hae hinted at dropping demands for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area Egypt is in discussions with Israel to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Gaza as part of a renewed effort to increase aid deliveries to the enclave and move toward a …

Israel’s Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt
4 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. The question of Israeli control of the Philadelphi corridor –- a narrow strip of land along Gaza’s border with Egypt, seized by troops in May …

It isn’t just Israel and Hamas. Israel and Egypt have to agree, too.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

It isn’t just Israel and Hamas. Israel and Egypt have to agree, too.

Live Mint  

The Biden administration has been racing to close what it calls the last remaining gaps holding up a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. At issue is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand that Israeli troops be allowed to remain along the 9-mile border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, which Israel says is a key smuggling …

Palestine rejects proposal to reopen Rafah crossing without Israeli withdrawal: source
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestine rejects proposal to reopen Rafah crossing without Israeli withdrawal: source

China Daily  

Smoke and dust seen in Gaza from a moving vehicle alongside the Egyptian side of the Egypt-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah, Egypt, July 4, 2024. RAMALLAH - Palestine has rejected an Israeli-US proposal to temporarily reopen the Rafah border crossing, calling instead for an Israeli withdrawal and the establishment of Palestinian sovereignty, an …

Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
6 months ago

Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people. Israel says it has nearly defeated Hamas forces in Rafah — an area identified earlier this year as the militant group’s’ last stronghold in Gaza. The Israeli military invited reporters into Rafah on Wednesday, the first time …

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable
6 months ago

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable

CNN  

CNN — Thick clouds of dirt and sand fill the air as our convoy of Humvees arrives in Rafah, the first time international reporters have been allowed in since the Israeli military launched its ground assault on this city two months ago. Israel has repeatedly described its ground operation in Rafah as “limited.” But in this neighborhood in southern Rafah, …

Israel announces ‘pause’ along southern Gaza route to allow in aid but no let up in Rafah offensive
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel announces ‘pause’ along southern Gaza route to allow in aid but no let up in Rafah offensive

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — The Israeli military has announced a “tactical pause” of military activity along a route in southern Gaza to allow aid to be distributed but stressed that there would be no let up in fighting in and around Rafah in southern Gaza. The pause began on Saturday and will take place every day from 8 a.m. until 7 …

The Latest | Hezbollah rocket barrage ups pressure on Israel as Gaza cease-fire negotiations drag on
6 months, 4 weeks 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 confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
7 months, 1 week 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 ready to reach "full agreement" if Israel stops war
7 months, 1 week ago

Hamas says ready to reach "full agreement" if Israel stops war

China Daily  

Palestinians make their way as they inspect the damages after Israeli forces withdrew from a part of Jabalia refugee camp, following a raid, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 30, 2024. GAZA -- Hamas announced on Thursday that it has informed mediators of its readiness to reach a "full agreement," including a comprehensive hostages-prisoners exchange deal, if Israel stops its …

Injured children in Rafah struggle to leave for medical help
7 months, 1 week ago

Injured children in Rafah struggle to leave for medical help

ABC  

David Lipson: To the Middle East now, it's been a week since the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, but it's still closed. Allyson Horn: Lama has a gaping hole in her leg that needs reconstructive surgery not available through Gaza's collapsed medical system. The child was given permission by Israel and …

Hamas says it will not enter negotiations unless Israel stops war on Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

Hamas says it will not enter negotiations unless Israel stops war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

The Palestinian group says it is ready for a ‘complete agreement’ including exchange of captives if Israel ends assault. Hamas says it has told mediators it would not take part in more indirect negotiations during ongoing aggression but was ready for a “complete agreement” including an exchange of hostages and prisoners if Israel stopped its war on Gaza. Hamas said …

Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip
7 months, 1 week 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-Hamas war: The aftermath of destruction in Rafah in pics
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war: The aftermath of destruction in Rafah in pics

India Today  

In the recent events near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Israeli shelling and airstrikes claimed the lives of at least 37 individuals. Displaced Palestinians examine their tents, which were destroyed by Israel's bombardment, near a UNRWA facility to the west of Rafah city in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians escaping from the southern Gaza city of Rafah amid an Israeli …

Israel seizes Gaza's border with Egypt, says war may last another 7 months
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel seizes Gaza's border with Egypt, says war may last another 7 months

India Today  

The Israeli military on Wednesday said it seized a buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border, giving the Jewish state effective control over the Palestinian territory's entire land border amid its offensive in Rafah. Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces gained "operational control" over the "Philadelphi Corridor", using the Israeli military's code name for the 14 km-long corridor …

With ‘All eyes on Rafah’, where are millions of Palestinians fleeing amid Israeli strikes?
7 months, 1 week ago

With ‘All eyes on Rafah’, where are millions of Palestinians fleeing amid Israeli strikes?

Live Mint  

All eyes on Rafah: While Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel pounds southern Gaza's Rafah with incessant airstrikes, killing over 45 people in the tiny strip of land, a more pertinent question comes to mind – where are the millions of Palestinians fleeing? Israel airstrikes the last left safe zone- Rafah Rafah, a city near the Palestinian territory’s southern border with Egypt, has …

Israel says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnels
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnels

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group in a war now in its eighth month. “The Philadelphi Corridor served as the oxygen line of Hamas through which Hamas carried out weapons smuggling into Gaza on …

The Latest | Israel expands Rafah offensive, saying it now controls Gaza’s entire border with Egypt
7 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | Israel expands Rafah offensive, saying it now controls Gaza’s entire border with Egypt

Associated Press  

Israel’s military said Wednesday it has seized control of the entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, without elaborating. U.S. SAYS ISRAEL’S CAPTURING ENTIRE GAZA-EGYPT BORDER CORRIDOR WOULD NOT EXCEED ‘LIMITED’ GROUND INVASION PLAN WASHINGTON — White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday he would not confirm that Israel had seized all of the Philadelphi Corridor along Gaza’s …

Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt

New Indian Express  

TEL AVIV: Israel's military said Wednesday it has seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza's border with Egypt, near the city of Rafah, where Israeli forces have been fighting recently. The move could complicate relations with Egypt, which has complained over Israel's advance toward its border, including when Israeli forces captured the Rafah border …

Egyptian casualty along Gaza border puts strain on the landmark Israel-Egypt peace accord
7 months, 1 week ago

Egyptian casualty along Gaza border puts strain on the landmark Israel-Egypt peace accord

LA Times  

Egyptian trucks carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip queue outside the Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side March 23. Egypt’s military spokesman talked about a “shooting incident” but did not mention Israel, while the Israeli military said “dialog was taking place with the Egyptian side.” But Monday’s skirmish was the latest in a string of events underscoring …

Israeli tanks close in on central Rafah as global uproar grows
7 months, 1 week ago

Israeli tanks close in on central Rafah as global uproar grows

Live Mint  

Israeli tanks advanced further into Rafah Tuesday, according to witnesses, as the Israeli military said it was expanding operations in the southern Gazan city even amid growing international condemnation. Israel for months has said it wants to destroy the last of Hamas’s military structure in Rafah and disrupt the U.S.-designated terrorist group’s smuggling network from Egypt into Gaza. The airstrike …

‘We have nothing.’ As Israel attacks Rafah, Palestinians are living in tents and searching for food
7 months, 1 week ago

‘We have nothing.’ As Israel attacks Rafah, Palestinians are living in tents and searching for food

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The tent camps stretch more than 16 kilometers along Gaza’s coast, filling the beach and spilling into empty lots, fields and streets. Over the past three weeks, Israel’s offensive in Rafah has sent nearly a million Palestinians fleeing the southern Gaza city. The American humanitarian group Anera “is having difficulty distributing what we are able …

Egypt military says border guard killed in 'shooting' at Rafah border
7 months, 1 week ago

Egypt military says border guard killed in 'shooting' at Rafah border

The Hindu  

Egypt’s military said Monday a border guard was killed in a shooting in the Rafah border area with Gaza, where Israeli forces are deployed, adding that a probe had been launched. “The Egyptian armed forces, through the competent authorities, are investigating a shooting incident in the Rafah border area which led to the martyrdom of a guard,” a military statement …

Israel Airstrike and Death of Egyptian Guard Ratchet Up Tensions
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel Airstrike and Death of Egyptian Guard Ratchet Up Tensions

Live Mint  

An Egyptian soldier was killed during a clash with Israeli troops at a Gaza border crossing on Monday while an Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least 40 Palestinians at a camp for displaced people, further inflaming regional tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. In the border clash, the Israel Defense Forces said “a shooting incident occurred on the Egyptian border,” …

May 27, 2024 - Israel-Hamas war
7 months, 1 week ago

May 27, 2024 - Israel-Hamas war

CNN  

A Palestinian man walks past a destroyed building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 26. Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, has expressed horror following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah that killed at least 35 people on Sunday night, according to Gaza’s health ministry. The Palestine Red Crescent Society and Gaza …

Israel strikes back, 35 killed in Rafah after Hamas attack in Tel Aviv: 10 updates
7 months, 2 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. …

40 killed in Israeli bombing on camp in Gaza's Rafah
7 months, 2 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 …

Aid trucks begin entering Gaza under agreement with Egypt to bypass Rafah
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Aid trucks begin entering Gaza under agreement with Egypt to bypass Rafah

The Hindu  

Aid trucks entered Gaza from southern Israel on Sunday through a new agreement to bypass the Rafah crossing with Egypt after Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of it earlier this month. It agreed to temporarily divert traffic through Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing, Gaza's main cargo terminal, after a call between US President Joe Biden and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. …

Israel strikes Rafah after top UN court orders it to halt offensive
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel strikes Rafah after top UN court orders it to halt offensive

The Hindu  

Israeli air strikes and artillery pounded Rafah on Saturday, despite the UN's top court ordering an immediate halt to its military offensive in the southern Gazan city. In a case brought by South Africa alleging the Israeli military operation amounts to "genocide", the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its Rafah offensive and demanded the immediate release of …

Egypt agrees to send aid trucks through Israeli crossing to Gaza but impact is unclear
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Egypt agrees to send aid trucks through Israeli crossing to Gaza but impact is unclear

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Egypt said Friday it has agreed to send United Nations humanitarian aid trucks through Israel’s main crossing into Gaza, but it was unclear if they will be able to enter the territory as fighting raged in the southern city of Rafah amid Israel’s escalating offensive there. In a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden on …

The Latest | Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza’s north
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Egypt warns Israel of ‘dire repercussions’ over Rafah operation in Gaza
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Fierce battles rage across Gaza Strip as U.S. calls for truce, post-war plan
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
7 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 …

Israel’s return to areas of Gaza it said were clear of Hamas raises doubts about its military strategy
7 months, 4 weeks 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 lacks 'credible plan' on Rafah, risks insurgency: Blinken's strongest criticism of Gaza war
7 months, 4 weeks 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 pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
7 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated opposition to a major military …

Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
7 months, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 …

Rafah | Opening the gates of hell
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Rafah | Opening the gates of hell

The Hindu  

The pre-war population of Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza strip sharing a border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, was 1,70,000. Today, seven months after Israel launched its war on Gaza, following Hamas’s October 7, 2023 crossborder attack in which at least 1,200 people were killed, as many as 1.5 million people are living in Rafah. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli …

Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
7 months, 4 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 …

Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
7 months, 4 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 …

Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing
7 months, 4 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, …

Gaza ceasefire talks end with no deal as Israel ramps up Rafah attacks
8 months ago

Gaza ceasefire talks end with no deal as Israel ramps up Rafah attacks

Al Jazeera  

UNRWA official accuses Israel of subjecting Gaza to ‘medieval siege’ as 110,000 Palestinians flee Rafah and aid runs out. The Israeli military has ramped up its attacks in Rafah, southern Gaza, and hit Gaza City while crippling humanitarian aid operations across the Palestinian territory as ceasefire talks ended without a deal. Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two sides …

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

Heavy fighting in Gaza keeps Rafah aid crossings closed as 100,000 civilians flee
8 months ago

Heavy fighting in Gaza keeps Rafah aid crossings closed as 100,000 civilians flee

LA Times  

Palestinians mourn a relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital in Rafah on Friday. 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 caused over 100,000 people to flee north, United Nations officials said Friday. Israel says …

The Latest | Palestinians flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warnings
8 months ago

The Latest | Palestinians flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warnings

Associated Press  

Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up their tents and other belongings and fled the southern city of Rafah for other parts of Gaza, according to the United Nations. “It’s like we’re sheep.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some weapons would not deter Israel from expanding its offensive …

Israel pounds overcrowded Rafah as truce talks resume
8 months ago

Israel pounds overcrowded Rafah as truce talks resume

The Hindu  

Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed on Wednesday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war. A Palestinian analyst said Israel's seizure of the Rafah crossing could be an attempt to create new facts on the ground, or a bid to "sabotage …

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