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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 defiance of growing pressure amid the war from the U.S. and others. CBC | World News
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Netanyahu dismisses U.S. threat to withhold weapons if Israel launches full Rafah assault
Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed U.S. President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold weapons from the country if it assaults the southern Gaza city. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli forces take control of vital Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt
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Read More »Israel-Hamas LIVE: Horror moment IDF strikes Rafah as protests erupt in Tel Aviv
Hours before the strike, Israel ordered around 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate Rafah, indicating that an attack was imminent. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israel launches huge airstrikes on Hamas targets in Rafah after ‘rejecting’ ceasefire deal
There are growing concerns that civilians in Rafah will not be evacuated in time. The strikes came after Hamas accepted a Qatari-Egyptian ceasefire proposal in Gaza. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israel going ahead with Rafah operation as hostage talks continue, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his war cabinet approved continuing an operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in order to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages and achieve the country’s other war goals. CBC | World News
Read More »Under threat of military incursion, Palestinians in Rafah face feces-infested waters, illness: WHO official
Aid workers are concerned about what will happen to the Gaza Strip’s already fragile health-care system if Israel follows through on invading the city. CBC | World News
Read More »18 children among 22 killed by Israeli strikes in Rafah, Palestinian health officials say
Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel, its close ally. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel’s Netanyahu says date set to invade Rafah, the last refuge for displaced Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, the enclave’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians, as a Hamas official said no progress had been made at talks in Cairo on a ceasefire in the Gaza war. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel says Hamas commander killed in Rafah strike that UN agency alleges hit its site
Israel said on Wednesday that its airstrike on a UN food distribution centre in southern Gaza killed a Hamas commander who had been targeted. Palestinian health officials said it also killed four more people, including a UN worker. CBC | World News
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