Israel continues Rafah offensive Israel's attack on Rafah continued throughout the weekend as the fate of a cease-fire deal remained uncertain. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest. Jun 2, 2024 01:38 IDF confirms Rafah expansion The Israeli military has confirmed troops have advanced into Gaza's sout...
" Miller said, adding that such concerns on the U.S. side stemmed from "the way Israel has conducted its operations in the past and what the impact on the civilian population has been."
Blinken says Rafah offensive risks 'further isolating' Israel as UN rejects ceasefire resolution Gaza's southern city of Rafah is currently home to more than one million displaced people sheltering from Israel's offensive. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Israel that an offensive...
Egypt's threat should be taken seriously by Israel and Washington. The region and much of the rest of the world have had enough of this war. The Israeli offensive in Gaza is, it seems, on borrowed time.
UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy said Monday that Israel must immediately cease its military offensive in Rafah city in the Gaza Strip. Facing strong opposition from the international community, Israel is still pushing ahead with its large-scale offensive on Rafah, once again...
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After Israeli forces advanced south to Khan Younis in November, Rafah became one of the only places in the Gaza Strip to avoid a ground offensive, and, as a result, more than half of the population of the Gaza Strip crammed into the city to escape the violence. In early February 2024 ...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel can’t achieve its goal of “total victory” against Hamas without going into Rafah. Israel has approved military plans for its offensive. But with 1.4 million Palestinians jammed into the city, Israel’s allies, including the U.S., have demanded ...
Members of the Al-Rabaya family break their fast during Ramadan outside their destroyed home in Rafah. For months, officials in Egypt have lobbied Washington to urge Israel not to move forward with a ground invasion of Rafah. | Fatima Shbair/AP ...
Hamas, meanwhile, said a Rafah offensive would snarl any negotiations over hostages. A land incursion would be “catastrophic” for humanitarian deliveries into the strip, said one international aid logistics worker who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment. ...