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Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in Gaza, putting cease-fire talks on knife's edge

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Israeli forces have taken control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, pressing on with an offensive in the southern city as cease-fire...

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in Gaza, putting cease-fire talks on knife's edge (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Israeli forces have taken control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, pressing on with an offensive in the southern city as cease-fire...

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    Israeli forces seize the Gaza side of Rafah, as Hamas truce talks resume in Egypt (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah Tuesday, taking control of the territory's border crossing with Egypt, even as Israel sent a delegation to Cairo for Hamas truce talks.

  3. WHEC Rochester

    The Latest | Israeli military seizes the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Israeli forces have taken control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, pressing on with an offensive in the southern city as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain precarious. The incursion comes after the militant group on Monday said it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated…

  4. Sioux City Journal

    Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Israeli troops seized control of Gaza

  5. WSVN Miami

    Israel seizes Gaza’s vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn’t the full invasion many fear - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    CAIRO (AP) — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation,

  6. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing in Gaza, threatening aid and putting cease-fire talks on edge (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Israeli tanks have seized control of Gaza's Rafah border crossing as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the city.

  7. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing, threatening aid and putting cease-fire talks on edge (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The Israeli incursion overnight appeared to be short of the full-fledged offensive into Rafah that Israel has planned, and it was not immediately known if it would be expanded.

  8. Seattle Times

    Live: The Latest | Israeli military seizes the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt (opens Seattle Times)

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    Israeli forces have taken control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, pressing on with an offensive in the southern city as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas...

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    The Latest | Israel forces block Gaza (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Israeli forces have taken control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, pressing on with an offensive in the southern city as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas

  10. Forbes

    Israeli Forces Say They Have Taken Control Of Rafah Border Crossing (opens Forbes)

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    An official from the Hamas-run administration claimed the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza from the Egyptian side has been halted due to the Israeli operation.

  11. Digital Journal

    Israel army says in 'operational control' of Gaza side of Rafah crossing (opens Digital Journal)

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    The Israeli army said it took "operational control" of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday and that troops

  12. Time

    Israeli Forces Seize Gaza Side of Rafah Crossing, Portending Offensive (opens Time)

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    The move raises the risk of an all-out Israeli assault on Rafah, which aid groups warn will be disastrous for some 1.4 million Palestinians taking refuge there.

  13. The Republic

    Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt (opens The Republic)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli tank brigade seized control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge.

  14. Washington Times

    Israel’s military seizes the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt (opens Washington Times)

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    An Israeli tank brigade has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities say, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife's edge.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Israeli military confirms capture of Gazan side of Rafah Crossing (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Israel reported taking the Gazan side of Rafah Crossing in a military operation on Monday night

  16. Breitbart News

    Israeli Troops Fight Through Rafah, Seize Border Crossing, Key Road (opens Breitbart News)

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    The IDF seized the strategic Rafah-Egypt border crossing, and the Philadelphi road along the Egyptian border, as it began its operation.

  17. Green Field Reporter

    Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli tank brigade seized control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge.

  18. New York Post

    Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing as ceasefire talks intensify (opens New York Post)

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    Israeli tanks seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remained on a knife’s edge.

  19. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Israel seizes Rafah crossing as Gaza truce talks resume (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing the border crossing with Egypt Tuesday in an operation the United Nations said denied it access to the key humanitarian passage.

  20. Courthouse News Service

    Israel sends tanks into Rafah and seizes key crossing (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Hamas member Khalil al-Hayya said the proposal agreed to by Hamas involved a three-phase truce, including a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the return of Palestinians displaced by the war and a hostage-prisoner exchange, with the goal of a "permanent cease-fire," he said.

  21. Fox News

    Israeli troops gain operational control of Gazan side of Rafah Crossing, IDF says (opens Fox News)

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    Israeli troops gained operational control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah Crossing on Tuesday amid the ongoing war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

  22. NPR

    Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt (opens NPR)

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    An Israeli tank brigade seized control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife's edge.

  23. Triblive

    Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but U.S. says it isn't the full invasion many fear (opens Triblive)

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    CARIO — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city and cease-fire talks with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge. The U.N. warned of a

  24. The Guardian

    First Thing: IDF claims control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing amid ceasefire talks (opens The Guardian)

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    Israel takes control of only gateway for aid between Egypt and Gaza. Plus, Trump threatened with jail over gag order breaches

  25. NBC News

    Live updates: Israeli forces seize Gaza side of key Rafah border crossing (opens NBC News)

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    Follow NBC News' live coverage of the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East as Israeli tanks enter Rafah and seize the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt and cease-fire talks take place in Cairo after Hamas accepts a proposal.

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