Netanyahu Refuses ‘Surrender’ to Israeli Protesters Demanding Hostage Deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant late-night speech amid mass protests in Tel Aviv Monday, rejecting pressure from the Israeli public to secure a deal to return hostages and bring about a ceasefire in Gaza.

Netanyahu: Israel Is Not Ready to Leave Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has strongly rejected reports broadcast by state broadcaster Kan that Israeli forces would be prepared to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border in the next stages of a potential deal with Palestinian movement Hamas on the Palestinian enclave.

Algeria proposes Security Council resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah

Algeria is circulating a proposed UN Security Council resolution that would demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and order Israel to halt its military offensive in the southern city of Rafah immediately.

Israeli tanks reach central Rafah amid further airstrikes

Several Israeli tanks have reached the centre of Rafah, witnesses have said, three weeks into a ground operation in the southern Gaza city that has drawn intense scrutiny from neighbouring Egypt and from the United States.

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Rafah strike

The UN Security Council has convened an emergency meeting for Tuesday after a deadly Israeli strike on a displaced persons camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, diplomats told AFP.

Israel investigating 'very grave' Rafah air strike

Israel's top military prosecutor described as "very grave" an air strike on Rafah, which according to Gaza health authorities killed at least 40 people, and said an after-action investigation by the armed forces continued.

UN's top court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah

This is the first time the ICJ has issued a ruling that compels Israel to significantly change its military operation in Gaza.

Israel to send additional forces to Rafah operation

 Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said additional troops will join the Rafah operation in southern Gaza.

Israel's military calls for further evacuation in Rafah

As we've been reporting, residents in Rafah woke up to new warnings this morning, as the Israeli army called on more neighbourhoods in the city to evacuate to the western parts of the Gaza Strip.

Israel takes Rafah crossing as truce talks continue

Israel's army says it has seized Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt, after continuously bombarding eastern Rafah overnight.

Israel Declines Ceasefire Proposal, Continues Rafah Operation to Pressure Hamas

The Israeli war cabinet has unanimously decided to continue operation in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas on the issue of release of hostages, the government’s press office said on Monday.

16 people killed in Israeli air strikes in Rafah

Medics and first responders in Gaza said 16 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in the southern city of Rafah, hours after Hamas rockets had killed three Israeli soldiers earlier in the day.

At least 13 people killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah

Israeli air strikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed 13 people and wounded many others, medics said.

US gives nod to Israeli operation in Rafah in exchange for canceling major attack on Iran

The US will back Israel's plan to conduct a ground operation in the Palestinian city of Rafah in southern Gaza in exchange for Israel agreeing not to carry out a large-scale attack on Iran, the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper writes, citing an Egyptian source familiar with the situation.

UNRWA Says Five Killed, 22 Wounded in Israeli Strike on Gaza Food Distribution Center

At least five people, including a staff member, were killed, and 22 others wounded after Israeli forces targeted a food distribution center in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported.

Israel plans to direct Palestinians out of Gaza’s Rafah before anticipated offensive

The Israeli military said it plans to direct a significant portion of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost town of Rafah toward “humanitarian islands” in the centre of the territory ahead of its planned offensive in the area.

Israeli army plans evacuation as PM vows push into Rafah

Israel's military proposed a plan for "evacuating" civilians from Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a ground invasion of the Palestinian territory's southern city Rafah was necessary for "total victory".

Israel sets Ramadan deadline for offensive on Rafah

Israel will launch its long-threatened offensive against Rafah next month if Hamas has not freed the remaining hostages held in Gaza by the start of Ramadan, Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has said.

Egypt denies building shelters to receive Palestinians fleeing Gaza conflict

Egypt on Friday denied reports that it is building shelters at its border area with the Gaza Strip to receive Palestinians in the event of forced displacement from the ongoing conflict.

Israeli defence minister says ‘no intention’ of sending Palestinians into Egypt

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said Israel has “no intention” of sending Palestinians into Egypt as part of its planned assault on Rafah.