The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

WHO says aid ‘ready to go’ into Gaza as Israeli bombardment continues

The head of the UN health agency says five trucks of medical supplies are ready at the Rafah crossing in Egypt.

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2023

'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza from Egypt, but only at a trickle for now

U.N. officials and their partners are ramping up efforts to take advantage of a possible window for Israel and Egypt to allow humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza, whose people have been stripped of deliveries of fuel, food, water and medical supplies from the outside as Israeli forces strike at Hamas…

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

On Egypt-Gaza border, blocked aid waits to reach Palestinians

As aid remains blocked at the Rafah crossing, and Cairo residents collect donations, many ask when the border will open.

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2023

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 13

Israel defence minister tells troops they will soon see Gaza ‘from the inside’; UK PM stresses importance of allowing aid into Gaza

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023

First Thing: Gaza aid could enter as soon as Friday, says Biden

Twenty trucks are preparing to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing, but US president says aid will halt if it is seized by Hamas. Plus, Naomi Klein on populists, conspiracists and real-world activism

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

Israel-Gaza latest: PM pledges to stand by Israel in 'darkest hour' as Netanyahu warns of 'long war' against Hamas

Rishi Sunak held talks with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023

Israel-Gaza war live: Eight Palestinians killed in West Bank as British citizens told to leave Lebanon

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Israel to meet leaders and call for the spread of violence in the Israeli-Hamas war to be avoided

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Israel defence minister tells troops they will soon see Gaza – as it happened

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The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2023

WHO says medical aid ‘loaded and ready to go’ into Gaza

Five trucks of medical supplies are waiting at the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, ready to enter the besieged Palestinian enclave, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Israel has said it will not block the entry of 20 trucks with food, water and medical aid, but not fuel…

France 24 · Oct 18, 2023

What you need to know about Biden's wartime trip to Israel

President Biden is in Tel Aviv on Wednesday as Israel gets ready for a ground invasion against Hamas in Gaza. But after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital, Biden canceled plans to go to Jordan.

WEKU · Oct 18, 2023