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Israel claims it will decrease fighting in the southern part of Gaza
Israel on Monday said that it had paused operations during daylight hours in parts of southern Gaza. “Before Rafah, we had free access toKerem Shalom basically all day, every day,” a UN official said. “Before Rafah, we had free…access to Kerem Shalom basically all day, every day,” Scott Anderson, the lead UN agency for Palestinians,…
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After a camp for displaced Gazans was hit by an Israeli strike, Israel pushed deeper into Rafah
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that it has taken a “large” number of victims to Tal as Sultan clinic and field hospitals in Rafah, where few functioning hospitals remain, after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. At least 45 people were killed and over 250 were injured in an Israeli air strike on a makeshift…
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Dozens were killed in a tent camp in Rafah, Gazan officials say
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that the death of dozens of Palestinians in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah was “a tragic accident” but gave no sign of curbing his country’s offensive in Gaza. He said that Israel tries to minimise civilian deaths by asking people in Gaza to leave, but added…
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A member of the security forces was killed in the shooting near the border crossing
The aid trucks entered Gaza from southern Israel on Sunday through a new agreement to bypass the Rafah crossing with Egypt. The seizure of the Rafah crossing, in what Israel said was a limited operation into Rafah, halted the flow of aid into the enclave through that portal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the…
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The UN’s highest court will rule on the Israel offensive in Rafah on Friday
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel on Friday to end its offensive in Rafah in Gaza Strip, citing “immense risk” to the population of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have sought refuge in the southern Gaza city. Before Israel’s current military offensive, an estimated 1.3 million Palestinians displaced from elsewhere in…
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There is a timeline of events leading up to Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip
Egypt’s State Information Service said that the country is ready to protect its territory in the event of Israeli attacks on Rafah, a border crossing with the Gaza Strip. This comes after Israel launched a ground offensive in Rafah to weaken the Hamas government in Gaza. Israel has claimed that the attack is a response…
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An official says the U.S. put a stop to the bomb shipment to Israel
US President Joe Biden has said the US is “ironclad” in its support of Israel even when it disagrees with him. This comes after Biden called on Israel to do more to protect civilians and address the growing humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have carried out targeted strikes on the eastern part of Rafah and…
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Netanyahu demands invade, without or without a Cease-Fire Deal
Israel would invade “with or without a deal” to liberate the remaining hostages in Gaza, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said. “We’ll enter Rafah and we’ll eliminate Hamas battalions there — with or without a deal — in order to achieve the total victory,” Netanyahu added. His statement came amid negotiations over a potential cease-fire deal…
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There is a tough summer to come with a heat wave in Gaza
Israel has announced that it will purchase 40,000 tents to house the displaced Palestinians in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. With a capacity of 12 people in each, the tents could house 480,000 Palestinians, about a third of the number of people believed to be sheltering in Rafah. Earlier, US Special Envoy…
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There is a possibility of an Israeli military offensive in Rafah
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri on Sunday said that there was no evidence of any tunnels in the border town of Rafah. Shukri’s statement comes after Israeli intelligence officials said there are five areas in Rafah where they said tunnels and militant hideouts are present. Rafah was targeted by an Israeli air strike on Saturday…
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Why Egypt won’t let vulnerable Palestinians cross its border
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his country will carry out an “operation in Rafah” with or without a ceasefire. This comes after Israel announced a “Day After Hamas” plan to end the war in Gaza that has killed over 29,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Egypt is mediating between Israel and…
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A cease fire between Israel and Hamas is being secured by a group of people in Cairo
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered his military to prepare to evacuate the southern Gazan city of Rafah, despite global alarm. The order came after Israel freed two Palestinian hostages who had been held by Hamas in Rafah since November 2018. At least 74 people have been killed in a raid carried out by…
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Biden told Netanyahu to not proceed in the area without a plan to protect civilians
Israeli security forces on Sunday freed two people from the Marman-Har-Har area in the southern Gaza Strip. This comes after Israel carried out an operation in Rafah to target the last Hamas stronghold in the region. The operation was a part of a broader effort by Israeli military to destroy Hamas forces in the Gaza…
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Biden does not want Netanyahu to proceed in Rafah without a plan to protect civilians
Israel’s Defence Minister Avi Dichter said that the operation in Rafah “will happen” and added that the US has raised concerns over it during the holy month of Ramadan. This comes after a senior US official told NPR that US President Joe Biden warned Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to “not proceed” with a military operation…
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Israel claims it found tunnels under the UN’s Gaza headquarters
Israel’s offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah would violate Israel’s obligations to protect civilians, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) chief Philippe Lazzarini has said. This comes after the Israeli military said it found a network of tunnels under the agency’s Gaza headquarters. Lazzarini added that UNRWA was unaware of what was underneath…
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Relocating from Gaza has its own ordeal
Around 600 foreign nationals will be allowed to leave through Gaza’s Rafah border crossing on Thursday as part of the second round of evacuations from the war-ravaged Strip, Gaza’s border crossing authority has said. At least 300 foreign citizens departed Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Gaza border authority, which is operated by Hamas.
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Biden says that aid could start arriving in Gaza on Friday
The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Tuesday after Israel launched a military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Around two million Palestinians in Gaza are facing shortages of food and water. Earlier, US President Joe Biden had said that Israel had agreed to allow food and medicine into Gaza. Israeli officials say…
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The first briefing was about Biden heading to the Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will reopen to humanitarian aid for Palestinians under siege by Israel. However, Israel’s PM’s office said that there is no cease-fire yet and that aid would come if the border opens. The White House plans to seek foreign…