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‘We only wanted to leave’: One Palestinian family’s attempt to flee Gaza

The Abd Rabu family share the story of how they tried to escape the violence in Gaza, only to face bombs at the border.

Al Jazeera

Desperate American Palestinians still trapped in Gaza

‘We are American citizens and should be treated the same as the Americans who got put on planes out of Tel Aviv’

The Independent UK

Will Israel actually allow much-needed aid into Gaza?

Israel has been urged to facilitate passage of aid into Gaza, which has been reeling from Israeli bombings.

Al Jazeera

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Disease outbreak warnings as ‘vast majority’ of Gaza has no running water

The warning comes as hundreds of lorries full of emergency supplies wait in Egypt for a possible opening of the Rafah crossing into Gaza

Evening Standard

Live updates | Intense bombardments strike in southern Gaza on 11th day of Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians are describing intense bombardments early Tuesday near two towns in southern Gaza, where Israel had ordered civilians to seek refuge

The Independent UK

Palestinians report heavy shelling in south Gaza towns where civilians are seeking refuge

Palestinians in Gaza reported intense bombardments near the southern towns of Khan Younis and Rafah, where Israel ordered civilians to seek refuge, early Tuesday

The Independent UK

UN begins shipping aid for Gaza to Egypt amid uncertainty

The UN says it needs guarantees and security before it can stockpile significant amounts of aid at the Rafah crossing.

Al Jazeera

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Egypt's Rafah crossing is a lifeline to Palestinians living in Gaza – but opening it is still unresolved

Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip – after a devastating Hamas attack on Israel – has caused alarm in Egypt. Egypt shares a 12km-long border with Gaza and controls the main exit point – the Rafah crossing – for the approximately 2 million people living there.

The Conversation

The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline

The Rafah border crossing is a modest, isolated outpost at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Yet it could be a critical lifeline as Gazans face a growing humanitarian crisis.

WEKU

People inside Gaza forced into drinking sea water as supplies run out – with enclave facing ‘real catastrophe’

World Health Organisation says there are less than 24 hours’ worth of supplies in many areas

The Independent UK

OPINION - Trapped Britons race to escape Gaza - The Leader podcast

Plus, Israel and Egypt impasse over opening of Rafah crossing

Evening Standard

At least six Britons killed in Israel and 10 missing, says Rishi Sunak

PM warns ‘terrible nature’ of attacks means it is proving difficult to identify some of the deceased

The Independent UK

Why reopening Egypt-Gaza Rafah crossing is crucial amid Israeli bombing

Egypt has said Palestinians need to remain on their own land – but it is trying to facilitate humanitarian aid.

Al Jazeera

Israel facing ‘devil’s own choice’ as it prepares for onslaught

UK Armed Forces minister James Heappey said delaying a ground assault into Gaza would only allow Hamas more time to move rocket and ammunition stocks

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The Independent UK

Ministers press for opening of Rafah crossing to allow Britons to flee Gaza

Defence minister James Heappey warned of the ‘almost inevitable’ impact on civilians in Gaza of conflict with Israel.

The Guardian - UK

US-led diplomatic effort fails to ease Palestinians’ plight in Gaza

Antony Blinken returns to Israel after Gulf tour and Joe Biden reportedly considering a visit amid humanitarian fears

Evening Standard

Confusion over whether Brits may be able to flee Gaza through Rafah crossing ahead of Israeli ground attacks

A minister raised hopes that Britons trapped in Gaza may be able to flee if the Rafah crossing with Egypt opens possibly as early as Monday.

Al Jazeera

Egypt’s tricky calculation as Israel’s assault on Gaza continues

Egyptian government has stated its ‘rejection and denunciation of any displacement’ of Palestinians from Gaza.

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The Guardian - AU

Iran warns of ‘pre-emptive action’ as Gaza ground assault looms – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: Biden says Gaza occupation would be ‘big mistake’ – as it happened

US president says he is ‘confident’ Israel will act under the rules of war; Thousands of patients at risk in Gaza, says UN humanitarian office

The Guardian - UK

Rafah border crossing: could Egypt open it to fleeing Palestinians?

As people in the Gaza Strip move south en masse, we look at the prospects of their being granted refuge in Sinai

The Guardian - UK

Hamas holding up to 10 Britons hostage in Gaza, says foreign secretary

James Cleverly says updated figure of those captured in attack on Israel is ‘not an unreasonable estimate’

The Guardian - UK

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day nine

Netanyahu promises to ‘dismantle’ Hamas; IDF confirms 126 Israeli hostages are being held in Gaza; death toll in Gaza stands at over 2,300 as humanitarian aid remains blocked at Rafah crossing

The Guardian - UK

Blinken returning to Israel to try to limit death toll from an invasion of Gaza

US is concerned heavy Palestinian casualties caused by expected ground assault will provoke Iran and inflame wider tensions

The Independent UK

Son says British-Palestinian parents at Egyptian border are ‘essentially like caged hens just waiting to die’

Mo El-Deeb, whose British-Palestinian parents are in south Gaza, likens situation to ‘ticking bomb’

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