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Deadly Strikes Hit 'Pressure Cooker' Rafah Ahead Of Gaza Truce Push

Deadly strikes were reported early Saturday in the overcrowded Gaza border town of Rafah -- dubbed a "pressure cooker of despair" by the UN -- as international mediators readied a new push to seal a tentative truce deal between Israel and Hamas.

International Business Times

Negotiations continue as Israel hints at assault on Gaza's Rafah

Learn about the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict as the potential for a military operation in Rafah raises concerns about civilian casualti...

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'No Space For Everyone': Rafah Overwhelmed With Fleeing Gazans

Tens of thousands of people crammed into a street in Rafah, the southern Gaza city where vast numbers have sought refuge from advancing Israeli ground troops.

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Israel plans ground attack on Rafah, ‘last refuge’ for Gaza’s displaced

Israel’s defence minister says army will target Rafah, the southern area it designated as a ‘safe zone’ for civilians.

Al Jazeera

One week after ICJ ruling, is Israel following the court’s orders?

After International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent acts of genocide, its attacks kill hundreds more in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Israel and Hamas closer to ceasefire deal amid warning over Gaza children

Qatar says Hamas ‘received proposal positively’, while Unicef says 17,000 Gaza children left unaccompanied

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israel says Gaza offensive will move into Rafah

Defense minister Yoav Gallant’s announcement comes despite presence of more than 1 million civilians in city. Plus, Michael J Fox on how Parkinson’s has not defeated him

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Middle East crisis: UN agency calls Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as Israel says offensive will move into city – as it happened

Defence minister Yoav Gallant’s announcement comes despite presence of more than 1 million civilians in city

The Guardian - AU

Diseases spread in overcrowded Rafah as Gaza’s population forced south

Crisis in southern Gaza only set to worsen in coming days as Israeli forces push deeper into Khan Younis

The Guardian - UK

Photos of life in war: Palestinians flee south in Gaza, Israel mourns dead soldiers

Last week, Israel saw its deadliest day during its war with Hamas, and displaced Palestinians fled Khan Younis and headed toward a flooded Rafah, where shelter and resources remain scarce.

WEKU

'It felt like my head burst': Survivors recount attack on U.N. facility

Some of the people injured from this week's attack on a United Nations training facility in Khan Younis are receiving treatment in Rafah.

WEKU

Alarm Over Gaza War Ahead Of Initial Ruling In Genocide Case

Alarm grew for Palestinian civilians trapped in the devastating Gaza war as the UN's top court was set to hand down an initial ruling Friday in a case accusing Israel of genocide.

International Business Times

Deadly Fighting Grinds On In Gaza's Khan Yunis

Israel stepped up its assault in the Gazan city of Khan Yunis on Thursday, with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas saying dozens were killed in heavy bombardment and urban combat.

International Business Times

First Thing: Trump-Biden rematch increasingly inevitable after New Hampshire primary

Trump edges closer to Republican nomination, but Haley says ‘this race is far from over’. Plus, nuclear power output expected to break records in 2025

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Combat Flares In Southern Gaza As New Hostage Deal Sought

Combat raged in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, against a backdrop of negotiations aimed at bringing about a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the absence of a long-term peace plan.

WEKU

Photos: Documenting the war in Gaza as the Palestinian death toll passes 25,000

Photos from Israel and Gaza show some of what the past week has looked like for people on the ground there as the conflict enters its fourth month.

WEKU

Flour for Gaza to be shipped through the Israeli port in Ashdod, the White House says

Humanitarian groups had called for Israel to open the port to help alleviate the food crisis. All of Gaza's 2.2 million residents are at imminent risk of famine, the U.N. warns.

The Guardian - UK

Alarm as Israeli forces move closer to crowded areas in southern Gaza

Prospect of close combat in overpopulated area ‘deeply concerning’ say aid officials, while Gaza’s largest functioning hospital may have to close

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The Guardian - UK

Fears grow for largest remaining hospital in Gaza as Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis

Staff say situation at Nasser hospital ‘catastrophic’ as Israeli strikes hit metres away

WEKU

War in Gaza drove them from their homes. Now, many Palestinians can't even find tents

Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza, many living without sanitation, adequate food or water. Now, tents and materials to make shelters are in short supply, and prices are soaring.

WEKU

What Palestinians in Gaza may fear even more than Israeli bombardment

In the past three months, 2 million Palestinians have been internally displaced by war. Some far-right Israeli officials want them to leave Gaza altogether — evoking the trauma of past displacement.

International Business Times

Israel Says War To Wind Down In Southern Gaza As Toll Tops 24,000

Israel has said its operations against Hamas in southern Gaza will soon enter a less intensive phase, after the militant group's health ministry reported the death toll in the territory had surpassed 24,000.

The Guardian - UK

Aid officials believe there are ‘pockets of famine’ in Gaza

UN agencies issue joint plea for entry routes to Gaza, where Israeli attacks have destroyed swaths of territory

The Independent UK

During 100 days of war, a Gaza doctor pushes through horror and loss in his struggle to save lives

For a few hours every day or night, Dr. Suhaib Alhamss tries to sleep on a thin mattress in an operating room of the hospital he directs in the southern Gaza Strip

International Business Times

Israel Pounds Gaza On 99th Day Of War

Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday as the Palestinian territory suffered under a dire humanitarian situation and grappled with a telecommunications blackout on the 99th day of the war.

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