Rafah

The Israel-Hamas war went from a potential short-term ceasefire to strikes on Rafah on Monday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said a ceasefire proposal Hamas has agreed to was "far from Israel's essential demands".

Israel launches strikes on eastern Rafah amid confusion over ceasefire negotiations; tanks reportedly seen on outskirts of city.

About 100,000 people are being directed to head for an "expanded humanitarian area" in Khan Younis and al-Mawasi. After seven months of war, Israel says it must ...

Palestinian civilians told to evacuate eastern Rafah by the Israeli military have described their fear and despair at being uprooted from their homes and ...

It has been a whiplash day in Gaza. Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal with Israel, but the Israeli cabinet has vowed to continue operation in Rafah.

Hamas said earlier it had approved a ceasefire proposal but Israel's Netanyahu says it is "far from meeting" demands.

Biden administration officials decline to share details about proposal but say they are committed to reaching deal.

Israeli security forces stand by Egyptian trucks bringing in humanitarian aid to Gaza, on the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing on 6 February ...

Gaza border authority confirms presence of Israel's tanks at crossing, sole gateway between Egypt and Gaza for humanitarian aid.

Hamas says it accepts cease-fire proposal, which Israel calls far from satisfying its demands.

An Israeli tank brigade seized control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, as cease-fire negotiations ...

The Israeli military says it is in control of the Rafah border point, hours after Hamas said it accepted a truce deal drawn up by Egypt.

IDF sent tanks into city in southern Gaza on Tuesday as it said terms of ceasefire deal were undecided.

Israeli forces moved on Rafah after Hamas said it had agreed to a Qatari-Egyptian brokered cease-fire proposal.

The Israeli military says its troops have taken "operational control" of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

The Israeli military has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, moving forward with an offensive in the southern ...

Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza, UN humanitarians have issued new data confirming the war's deeply damaging impact on women and girls ...

Israeli forces have taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing into Egypt. A U.S. Border Patrol agent explains how he sees his agency's mission.

Israeli forces took "operational control" of the Gaza side of the vital Rafah border crossing as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the ...

The Israeli military took control of the vital Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, pushing into the southern Gazan town after a night of ...

UN and aid agencies urge Israel to halt Rafah incursion, warning Gaza is on brink of famine and needs humanitarian aid.

The will to continue the war will produce another great humanitarian crisis, bigger than it is already.”

Defence minister says operation will continue until militant group is defeated or begins to free hostages.

It's a moment of truth for Biden's policy on Israel and the Palestinians – and at the least will make continued prevarication harder to disguise.

Biden administration says Israel has 'legitimate goal' in seizing Rafah crossing but calls for reopening the border.

The Israeli tanks that entered the periphery of Rafah early Tuesday stoked global fears that an offensive on Gaza's southernmost city could endanger the ...

Displacement after displacement. That describes the reality facing thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza who took Rashid Street from Rafah to the centre ...

Shipment 1800 900kg bombs and 225kg bombs was deferred while a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city was being considered.

A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive.

Official says final decision has not been made on shipment of thousands of bombs, which was halted amid review of the transfer of weapons.

The move comes after hours of whiplash in the Israel-Hamas war, with the militant group saying it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-fire proposal.