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The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

British parents ‘trapped’ in Gaza ‘like caged hens waiting to die’, says son

Mo El-Deeb, whose British-Palestinian parents are in southern Gaza, likened the situation to a ‘ticking time bomb’.

The Independent UK

Agreement reached to allow foreigners to exit Gaza as war escalates

An agreement has been reached to allow foreigners to exit Gaza through the Rafah border crossing later Saturday.

The National (Scotland)

300 Palestinians killed in past 24 hours, health ministry reports – as it happened

Israeli PM posts video to troops saying ‘we are all ready’

The Guardian - AU

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Israeli evacuation call in Gaza hikes Egypt's fears of a mass exodus of refugees into its territory

Israel’s call for half of the Gaza Strip’s population to evacuate south is hiking Egypt’s fears of a massive influx of refugees across the border into its territory

The Independent UK

As desperation grows in Gaza, Israel says it won’t allow aid until Hamas releases hostages

International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza’s 2.3 million people and prevented entry of supplies from Egypt. The war has claimed at least 2,700 lives on both sides.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alarm as Israel again hits Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt

The third attack on the crossing’s Palestinian side in the last 24 hours consisted of ‘four missiles’, reports say.

Al Jazeera

Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt disrupted by Israeli air raids

With Israel declaring ‘total blockade’ of Gaza, crossing with Egypt is single point in and out of besieged enclave.

Al Jazeera

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Four Hajj delegations leave besieged Gaza to Mecca

Thousands of pilgrims left from the Rafah crossing to Cairo’s airport and then to Mecca.

Al Jazeera

Three Islamic Jihad leaders killed in Israeli airstrikes along with wives and children

Palestinian officials said eight women and children were among the dead and another 20 people were injured in the explosions which were heard as far away as Rafah, on Gaza's southern border with Egypt

Daily Mirror

Gaza’s Ramadan League: An indispensable annual tradition

The final held in the Rafah refugee camp drew ardent fans and possibly a talent scout or two.

Al Jazeera

Trapped and Jobless, Gaza Youths Look for a Way Out

Sabreen Abu Jazar was only hours from completing the perilous journey from Gaza to meet her husband in Europe last month when her migrant boat flipped and sank 100 meters from the Greek coast. Her body was finally returned home this week. "She phoned me just before travelling and asked…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gazans Risk Death at Sea Dreaming of Life in Europe

Younis al-Shaer left Gaza dreaming of a better life in Europe, only to return to the Palestinian enclave in a coffin. The 21-year-old was one of scores of Palestinians risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean. He drowned alongside seven other Gazans, whose bodies were returned home in December, adding…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Blood, body parts, screams’: Gaza reels after Israeli strikes

Traumatised people of Gaza’s Rafah refugee camp recount the horrors of Israel’s ‘targeted killing’ of PIJ commander.

Al Jazeera

Palestinians sift through rubble at Gaza camp hit in Israeli strike

When Israeli rockets slammed into her neighbourhood in a crowded refugee camp in the Gaza strip on Saturday night, 9-year-old Leen Matar said she was so scared that she began to recite Islam's final prayers.

Reuters

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A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants has taken effect in Gaza

Egyptian officials said both sides agreed to a truce to end a flare-up of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

The Gaza Strip explained in maps

The Gaza Strip has been under an Israeli-imposed land, sea and air blockade for the past 15 years.

Reuters

Israel and Palestinian militants declare Gaza truce

Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group declared a truce late on Sunday, raising hopes of an end to the most serious flare-up on the Gaza frontier in more than a year.

Al Jazeera

The seven border crossings of Gaza

The Gaza Strip had seven main border crossings giving it access to the outside world. Only three remain open.

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Al Jazeera

Egypt’s role in Gaza: More than a mediator

Egypt often mediates between Hamas and Israel, but its role in Gaza extends to control of the Rafah border crossing.

Asharq Al-Awsat

From Gaza to Ukraine and Back: War Haunts Palestinian Students

Samar Aita lived through three wars in the Gaza Strip before moving to Ukraine four years ago, never imagining her computer engineering studies would be interrupted by a conflict far from home. The 21-year-old Palestinian woman is now back with her family in Rafah, a town in southern Gaza, after…

Reuters

From Gaza to Ukraine and back: war haunts Palestinian students

Samar Aita lived through three wars in the Gaza Strip before moving to Ukraine four years ago, never imagining her computer engineering studies would be interrupted by a conflict far from home.

The Independent UK

Egypt steps up Gaza role after brokering last year's truce

In the months since it mediated a cease-fire in Gaza last May, Egypt has sent crews to clear rubble and promised to build vast new apartment complexes

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