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The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza, the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt said Saturday, but the territory’s sole gateway to the outside world will remain closed to people trying to leave. CBC | World News
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Gaza receives 45 bodies of Palestinians released by Israel as Rafah crossing remains shut
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Read More »Israel’s plan for ‘humanitarian city’ in Rafah sparks outrage
Palestinians and human rights activists expressed alarm after Israel’s defence minister said he plans to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp at the southern tip of the war-battered enclave, according to Israeli media. Some said it would violate international law and amount to crimes against humanity. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 20 more Palestinians killed, 200 wounded near aid site in Rafah: medics
Israeli fire killed at least 40 people, half of them near an aid distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on Monday, the territory’s health ministry said. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli gunfire heard as droves of Palestinians try to reach aid centre in Rafah
Israeli tank and gunfire was heard Tuesday while large crowds of Palestinians tried to reach a newly opened aid distribution centre in southern Gaza, according to reports from CBC and AP journalists. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel flattens remains of Rafah ruins as latest strikes on Gaza hit 3 homes
Israel’s army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground. CBC | World News
Read More »Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee after Israel seizes Rafah as part of new ‘security zone’
Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced ‘security zone’ they intend to seize. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel tells Palestinians to evacuate Rafah amid new proposed hostage deal
Israel has proposed an extended truce in Gaza in exchange for the return of about half the remaining hostages, Israeli officials said on Monday, as the military issued new evacuation orders and said “intense operations” were planned in the south of the enclave. CBC | World News
Read More »With Rafah border crossing closed, malnourished children in Gaza risk death
Aid organizations say sick, malnourished children are facing death in Gaza, as they can’t cross the Rafah border to find proper medical treatment amid the Palestinian territory’s collapsing medical system, struggling with a critical lack of supplies after over eight months of the Israel-Hamas war. CBC | World News
Read More »Breaking down the viral ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ social media post
A social media post featuring what appears to be an AI-image with the text “All eyes on Rafah” has been shared millions of times. Some say it’s an example of slacktivism that erases Palestinian voices and promotes a shallow and inaccurate version of their experiences. But they also say it could be a way into larger conversations about what’s happening ...
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