Pressure has been mounting to reach a deal as Gaza's humanitarian crisis is dramatically escalating while Israel insists it will launch an offensive into Rafah, the territory's southernmost city.
The IDF has begun conducting “targeted strikes" against Hamas operatives in Rafah, a city located in the southern Gaza Strip where more than 1 million civilians are sheltering.
Israel is finally moving to put an end to Hamas: On Monday, it began its long-awaited military operation in Rafah, after dismissing a claim that the terror group had accepted a cease-fire deal as a ruse.
Israel’s military says it is conducting “targeted strikes” against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The country’s War Cabinet approved a military operation there late Monday. Israel says
Israeli jets have struck two Rafah neighborhoods where Israel had earlier called for evacuations, according to news agency reports. Israel has said it plans to launch a ground offensive in the border city. DW has more.
Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces are now striking targets in the area. The move came hours after Hamas
The Israel Defense Forces has begun targeted airstrikes against Hamas in Rafah on Monday, despite claims from Hamas that it had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
Israel’s military says it’s approved plans to attack the Gazan city of Rafah, which is home to a million Palestinians sheltering from the fighting. The move comes after Hamas said on Monday that it would accept a ceasefire proposal. Israel says it has begun bombing the city.
A team of Israeli officials has arrived in Cairo to continue to assess the truce deal accepted by Hamas, the Israeli prime minister said. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have continued operations in Rafah. DW has more.
Israel's military said it has taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, a vital entry point for aid to Gaza on the Egyptian border. Follow for live updates.
Israel carried out strikes on the Gazan city of Rafah overnight as it sought to put "pressure" on Hamas ahead of talks in Egypt on Tuesday aimed at sealing a truce proposal endorsed by the militants.
The Israel Defense Forces carried out air strikes in Rafah last night and now control the main border crossing with Egypt. The military operation commenced as Hamas offered a counterproposal for a ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner exchange.
Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed Wednesday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war.Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into Rafah on Tuesday and seized the nearby crossing in…
The Israel Defense Forces now controls Gaza’s main border crossing with Egypt in the city of Rafah. Israel’s military carried out airstrikes overnight in Rafah. The IDF operation commenced on Monday as Hamas offered a counterproposal for a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange.
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