The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

After prayers in the rubble of mosques, Rafah’s 1m displaced Palestinians found little to be festive about amid grief, hunger and danger

Israeli troops withdrew Sunday from the city after a four-month battle against Hamas. Displaced Palestinians returning there found immense destruction. Most went back to living in tents in Rafah.

As Israel’s war weighs heavily on them, many Palestinians do not feel joy this Eid but say they still have faith.

Palestinians gathered for morning prayers on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday amid the ruins of Gaza, which has been devastated by more than six months of war since Hamas's October 7 attacks.

Gazans did their best to celebrate the end of Ramadan in the driving rain on Wednesday, as the war raged on with 14 killed, including children, in a strike on their home, the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said.

Palestinians in Rafah are celebrating Eid al-Fitr with Israeli drones buzzing overhead.

Israel’s foreign minister says Israel will attack Iran directly if Tehran launches an attack from its territory

Updates on Gaza conflict: Israel's plans in Rafah, humanitarian crisis, diplomatic efforts, and military actions.

US President Joe Biden issued some of his sternest criticism yet of Israel's war on Hamas, calling its approach a "mistake" as the country faces a Wednesday court deadline to prove it is not throttling aid to hunger-stricken Gaza.

Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed Wednesday in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, relatives and official Hamas media said, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder”. The news comes as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that recognition…

Biden administration skeptical of Netanyahu's planned ground offensive in Rafah, citing lack of clear details.