Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pierIn Jabalia, Gaza, Israeli forces clashed with Hamas fighters, leading to civilian displacement. Rafah faced escalating conflict as militant...
20 May, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
Full-scale Rafah offensive 'cannot take place': UN rights chiefUN human rights chief criticizes a potential Israeli assault on Rafah, highlighting violations of international law and the impact on civil...
12 May, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
Joe Biden puts arms shipment to Israel on hold amid dispute over Rafah attackPresident Joe Biden paused a shipment of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs to Israel, fearing their use in a threatened ass...
09 May, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
Main maternity hospital in Rafah stops admitting patientsAl Helal Al Emirati Maternity Hospital in Gaza's Rafah halted admissions, causing a strain on healthcare services. WHO expresses hope for t...
08 May, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
"Assault on Rafah would be strategic mistake": UN Chief Guterres"An assault on Rafah would be a strategic mistake, a political calamity & a humanitarian nightmare," Guterres said in a video posted on X, ...
08 May, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Israel agrees to allow aid into Gaza, strikes RafahFears are growing of a full-blown assault in Rafah, long threatened by Israel, against holdouts of the Palestinian militant group Hamas as ...
07 May, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Blinken tells Netanyahu US still opposes Rafah operation: US officialSecretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated US opposition to an Israeli assault on the crowded Gaza city of Rafah in talks Wednesday with ...
06 May, 2024, 03.21 PM IST
Israel military begins evacuating Palestinian civilians from Rafah, radio saysIsraeli armed forces have reportedly begun evacuating Palestinian civilians from Rafah in southern Gaza, ahead of a possible assault. The e...
06 May, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
Hamas 'only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire': BlinkenUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Hamas is the main obstacle to a ceasefire in Gaza, as the militants prepared to send a del...
04 May, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
Israel says 'moving ahead' with Rafah operation in GazaIsrael persists with Hamas operation in Rafah despite global outcry. Netanyahu aims to destroy Hamas in Gaza, rejecting ceasefire. Concerns...
25 Apr, 2024, 07.41 AM IST
US Vice President Kamala Harris warns Israel of "consequences" of Rafah assaultThe United States and other Israeli allies continue to warn against the assault on Rafah, where over 1 million Palestinian civilians are sh...
25 Mar, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
UN warns Israel: Rafah invasion could 'lead to slaughter'The United Nations warns against an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, fearing a slaughter. Talks for a Gaza truce have fa...
14 Feb, 2024, 07.12 AM IST
Israel frees two hostages in Rafah under cover of air strike; health officials say 37 killedA joint operation by the Israel Defence Force (IDF), Israel's domestic Shin Bet security service and the Special Police Unit in Rafah freed...
12 Feb, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
Biden urged Israel's Netanyahu to protect civilians in Rafah, White House saysBiden's call with Netanyahu happened days after the U.S. leader told reporters that Israel's military response in the Gaza Strip was "over ...
12 Feb, 2024, 01.27 AM IST
Netanyahu pledges 'safe passage' for Rafah civiliansBenjamin Netanyahu says in an interview airing Sunday that the Israeli military will provide "safe passage for the civilian population" ahe...
11 Feb, 2024, 10.41 AM IST
Palestinians brace for Rafah assault as Israel promises evacuation planFour months into the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it has ordered the military to develop a plan to ...
10 Feb, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
Day after rejecting truce proposal, Israel intensifies attackIsraeli planes bombed areas in Rafah on Thursday morning, residents said, killing at least 11 people in strikes on two houses. Tanks also s...
08 Feb, 2024, 11.01 PM IST