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Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah
Israeli forces bombarded the Gaza Strip’s historic refugee camps in the centre of the enclave and struck Gaza City in…
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Israeli forces step up bombing of Rafah as tanks try to push west
With no sign of progress in mediators’ efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israeli forces pounded Rafah…
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Gaza officials say Israeli tanks shell evacuation zone near Rafah
Israel’s military denied striking a tent camp west of the city of Rafah on Tuesday after Gaza health authorities said…
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Dozens reported killed in Israeli strike on Rafah
At least 45 people have been killed, including women and children, in an Israeli air strike on a camp for…
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Israeli airstrikes kill at least 35 in Rafah, Gaza authorities say
Israeli air strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in the southern Gaza Strip city…
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Scores of pro-Palestine supporters embark on march to Parliament
Scores of pro-Palestine supporters have embarked on a march to Parliament. They’re calling for an end to the Israeli military…
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SA welcomes stronger ICJ order on Israel
South Africa on Friday welcomed an order by the International Court of Justice to Israel to halt its offensive in…
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Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, battles rage in northern Gaza
Israeli tanks pushed deeper into eastern Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential districts of the southern Gazan border city where…
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Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah
Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, after a night of heavy aerial…
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Israeli operation leaves Rafah’s hospitals overwhelmed
Even without a full-scale Israeli ground invasion, Rafah‘s medical facilities have been overwhelmed. Medics say more than a million people…
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Battles in east Rafah as Israel reopens key Kerem Shalom aid crossing
Fighting and bombardment continued on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah as Israel said the key Kerem…
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US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns
The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground…
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King Abdullah presses Biden to avert Israel offensive in Rafah
Jordan’s King Abdullah told US President Joe Biden in a private meeting on Monday that an Israeli offensive in Rafah…
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Israel intensifies airstrikes on Gaza’s Rafah
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight after saying it would evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city and launch…
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US and Israel to hold meeting on Rafah on Monday
The United States and Israel are expected to hold a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the Biden administration’s alternative…
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Israeli strikes on Rafah raise fear ground assault could begin
Israel bombed at least four homes in Rafah on Wednesday, raising new fear among the more than a million Palestinians…
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Government concerned about attacks by Israel’s Defence Force in Rafah
The South African government says it is concerned about the attacks by Israel’s Defence Force in Rafah. It says this…
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Saudi Arabia warns of repercussions should Israel storm Rafah
Several countries including South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are pushing for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security…
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Call for urgent UNSC meeting after Israeli military action in Rafah
Several countries, including South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are pushing for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security…
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