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Rafah border crossing will 'hopefully' open Friday, WHO officials say, as an expanded humanitarian crisis looms

Five truckloads of supplies are ready to go as soon as the border is opened, WHO officials said—but they need assurances that those delivering them will be allowed to safely do so.

Fortune

Egypt’s Rafah crossing: when will aid begin to enter Gaza and why has it been closed?

Israel, the US and Egypt have said vital aid for Gaza could begin to flow in the next few days

The Guardian - UK

Aid convoy set to enter Gaza a ‘drop in the ocean of need’ says WHO

Twenty trucks preparing to enter Gaza through Rafah crossing, but Israel says aid will halt if seized by Hamas

The Guardian - UK

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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

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

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

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

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

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The Guardian - US

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

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

‘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

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

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The Independent UK

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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Conversation

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.

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WEKU

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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Plus, Israel and Egypt impasse over opening of Rafah crossing

The Independent UK

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

Al Jazeera

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.

Evening Standard

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

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.

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