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The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

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 · Oct 16, 2023

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 · Oct 16, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023

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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 Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

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.

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2023

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

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023

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 - AU · Oct 16, 2023

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 · Oct 15, 2023

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 · Oct 15, 2023

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 · Oct 15, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

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’

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

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The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

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 National (Scotland) · Oct 14, 2023

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 Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2023

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 Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

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

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Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2023

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 · Oct 9, 2023

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 · Jun 17, 2023

Four Hajj delegations leave besieged Gaza to Mecca

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

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2023

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

Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2023

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023

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…

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