Articles for Rafah

At least 14 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, including 10 in one house
6 days, 9 hours ago

At least 14 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, including 10 in one house

Hindustan Times  

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians on Tuesday, at least 10 of them in one house in Gaza City, medics said as tanks pushed deeper towards the western area of Rafah in the south. Medics said the Israeli airstrike on the house in the Daraj suburb of Gaza City destroyed the building and damaged …

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Israeli attacks kill dozens across Gaza as ceasefire talks continue
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6 days, 17 hours ago

Israeli attacks kill dozens across Gaza as ceasefire talks continue

Al Jazeera  

Hamas says talks aimed at a truce and hostage-prisoner exchange in Gaza were ‘serious and positive’. More than 45,000 Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza Dozens of people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past day, including 10 when fighter jets bombed a residential building in Gaza City, amid reports of ceasefire talks inching closer …

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Negotiators say Israel and Hamas are inching toward a ceasefire deal. This is what it may look like
6 days, 19 hours ago

Negotiators say Israel and Hamas are inching toward a ceasefire deal. This is what it may look like

Associated Press  

After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer toward a ceasefire to end their 14-month war. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In the U.S., both the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump have signaled they want a deal completed before the Jan. 20 …

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Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure, and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Israel, which was founded …

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An unknown infant was rushed to a Gaza hospital. A nurse gave her a name, and a home
2 weeks, 5 days ago

An unknown infant was rushed to a Gaza hospital. A nurse gave her a name, and a home

NPR  

An unknown infant was rushed to a Gaza hospital. A nurse gave her a name, and a home toggle caption Amal Abu Khatleh In late October 2023, Israeli strikes killed dozens of Palestinians in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. toggle caption Amal Abu Khatleh The baby and 30 other premature infants were evacuated in a high-stakes international operation to …

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Egypt, Israel discussing opening Rafah border amid worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Report
3 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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Biden (maybe) wants Israel to stop using US bulldozers for ethnic cleansing
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden (maybe) wants Israel to stop using US bulldozers for ethnic cleansing

Al Jazeera  

But the outgoing US president’s support for all other aspects of Israel’s genocide remains ironclad. Ynet noted that the machines are used “primarily for flattening structures in the Gaza Strip” but they are “also needed” in southern Lebanon, where Israel’s latest terrorist operations have also killed thousands. The Israeli army’s existing arsenal of D9 dozers is reportedly in need of …

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UN report accuses Israel of willfully destroying Gaza’s health care infrastructure
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN report accuses Israel of willfully destroying Gaza’s health care infrastructure

Salon  

Six days after the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel ordered the evacuation of 22 hospitals in northern Gaza. The Times of Israel reported in January that Israeli medical professionals were instructed by Israel’s Health Ministry not to cooperate with the U.N. commission, after it sent letters and emails to doctors and hospital staff who had …

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WRATH OF GOD II: That was the biblical codename for the savagely ruthless operation in which Israel took revenge for the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. But its response to October 7 has been even more
2 months ago

WRATH OF GOD II: That was the biblical codename for the savagely ruthless operation in which Israel took revenge for the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. But its response to October 7 has been even more

Daily Mail  

The IDF spokesman was clear when we met in Tel Aviv almost two weeks ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Hamas leader and many more of the group's other 'mass murderers' were found hiding in Rafah, in southern Gaza on the Egyptian border. As a former defence official, still close to Israel's security establishment, told me: 'October …

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Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Judging by the amount of aid that has arrived at the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza, the embattled Palestinians should be well catered for. Since early May, when Israel launched its assault on Rafah, Gaza’s last city still standing, it has controlled the crossing to Egypt and kept traffic through it to a bare minimum. Israel has also …

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The Year That Israel Collapsed Gaza’s Health Care System
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Year That Israel Collapsed Gaza’s Health Care System

Huff Post  

Rajaa Musleh quietly sat on the fifth floor of downtown Chicago’s Marriott hotel, where the medical aid group she works for, MedGlobal, was holding a conference filled with panelists and attendees. “It was like a post-apocalyptic movie,” said Dr. John Kahler, MedGlobal’s co-founder and a retired pediatrician who’s provided medical aid in conflict zones for decades. “It was devastating to …

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A Quiet Rebellion On Gaza Brewing In U.S. — And Beyond
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A Quiet Rebellion On Gaza Brewing In U.S. — And Beyond

Huff Post  

THE HAGUE/BERLIN/PARIS/WASHINGTON — In The Hague, a serious young Dutch bureaucrat works on policies that are supposed to deter violations of human rights, from Myanmar’s crackdown on its ethnic minorities to Russians directing slaughter in Ukraine. “I and many others have warned repeatedly that this is where the administration was taking us,” Harrison Mann, a former Defense Intelligence Agency official …

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War in Gaza: A displaced Palestinian’s personal experience with her family.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

War in Gaza: A displaced Palestinian’s personal experience with her family.

Slate  

Before Oct. 7, I used to see the streets of Gaza as very beautiful, with its many new projects and buildings, its luxurious restaurants and thriving businesses. My sister lives west of the city of Khan Yunis, while I live in the east of it, in the area next to the European Hospital. But we were looking for other ways …

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Gaza: Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems
4 months ago

Gaza: Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems

CNN  

CNN — Guns swinging from their hips, two soldiers in black combat boots and green tactical clothing appear to wire explosives to pumps at the Canada Water reservoir in Rafah, southern Gaza. “The city of Rafah is a city struck by destruction, hunger and thirst.” The amount of water available in Gaza works out at 4.74 liters of water per …

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Israel declares victory over Hamas' Rafah division, signaling shift in focus to northern front
4 months ago

Israel declares victory over Hamas' Rafah division, signaling shift in focus to northern front

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-22 10:04 Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is seen during a tour of the Philadelphi Corridor, an area that runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, on Aug 21, 2024. JERUSALEM - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that Hamas' Rafah Division in Gaza has been "defeated" and signaled that the military was shifting its focus to …

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Israel declares victory over Hamas' Rafah division, signaling shift in focus to northern front
4 months ago

Israel declares victory over Hamas' Rafah division, signaling shift in focus to northern front

China Daily  

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is seen during a tour of the Philadelphi Corridor, an area that runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, on Aug 21, 2024. JERUSALEM - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that Hamas' Rafah Division in Gaza has been "defeated" and signaled that the military was shifting its focus to the fighting against Hezbollah along …

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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, …

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Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach

CNN  

CNN — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. Asked for comment, the Israel Defense Forces told CNN that Ofer Ziv’s claims around targeting were “baseless, unfounded, and misrepresent the sensitivity, precaution, and strict obligation to international law with which the IDF …

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Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach

CNN  

CNN — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. Asked for comment, the Israel Defense Forces told CNN that Ofer Ziv’s claims around targeting were “baseless, unfounded, and misrepresent the sensitivity, precaution, and strict obligation to international law with which the IDF …

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Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility

Associated Press  

SDE TEIMAN BASE, Israel — The Israeli military said Monday it was holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the war in Gaza. Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi condemned the protesters’ break-in at Sde Teiman and said he fully supports the …

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Israeli soldiers under investigation over alleged abuse of detainee at shadowy military facility
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli soldiers under investigation over alleged abuse of detainee at shadowy military facility

LA Times  

Israeli soldiers gather at the gate to the Sde Teiman military base, where soldiers are being questioned for detainee abuse Monday. The Israeli military said Monday it was holding nine soldiers for questioning after allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the war in Gaza. Later, dozens of protesters …

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Netanyahu’s claims before the US Congress: Facts or falsehoods?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Netanyahu’s claims before the US Congress: Facts or falsehoods?

Al Jazeera  

PM defends Israel’s war on Gaza, suggesting Israel has minimised civilian losses. Netanyahu on Wednesday presented a defence of Israel’s war, launched on October 7, the day Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups carried out attacks on Israeli territory in which 1,139 people were killed. The prime minister spoke of a plan for what he termed a “de-radicalised post-war Gaza” …

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Thousands take to streets to protest Netanyahu and Gaza conflict
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Thousands take to streets to protest Netanyahu and Gaza conflict

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Pro-Palestinian protesters face police in riot gear at Union Station …

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Fact-checking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Fact-checking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress

CNN  

CNN — In his speech to Congress on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant tone, pledging to carry on with the war in Gaza until Israeli hostages are released and Hamas is eliminated. We break them down here: Aid entering Gaza Claim: Netanyahu said Israel has “enabled more than 40,000 aid trucks to enter Gaza” adding that …

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