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  'Where were your eyes on Oct 7': Israel's stern reply to 45M crossed 'All Eyes On Rafah' viral trend

  World | May 30, 2024 21:42 IST

  "Where were your eyes on October 7": Israel issued a firm response amid a wave of social media campaigns, joined by global figures, including Bollywood stars, condemning Israel for its recent military action in Rafah, which resulted in the deaths of at least 45 in Rafah.

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  'All Eyes on Rafah': What does it mean and why millions are sharing the viral pic I EXPLAINED

  Explainers | May 30, 2024 10:43 IST

  In Rafah, Gaza, Israeli airstrikes have led to the tragic loss of life, claiming the lives of at least 45 Palestinians, among them many innocent children. Consequently, a wave of condemnation against Israel surged across various social media platforms with the hashtag- "All eyes on Rafah".

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  Kamala Harris decries Israel's attack on Rafah, says word 'tragic' not enough to describe killings

  World | May 28, 2024 23:48 IST

  The Israeli military said it was investigating the possibility that munitions stored near a compound targeted by Sunday's airstrike may have ignited and touched off the blaze.

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  ICJ orders Israel to immediately halt military operation in Gaza's Rafah

  World | May 24, 2024 21:31 IST

  The International Court of Justice also ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing to let the humanitarian aid in through Egypt. The order was adopted by a 15 international judges bench with a majority of 13-2. The only two judges who opposed the order were from Uganda and Israel itself.

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  Israeli forces take 'operational control' of Gaza side of Rafah crossing as ceasefire talks continue

  World | May 07, 2024 14:45 IST

  The Israel military announced late Monday that it carried out "targeted strikes" in Rafah, despite intense international alarm, which killed 20 Hamas militants. Hours after the evacuation of Rafah was announced, Hamas approved a ceasefire proposed by Egypt and Qatar.

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  Rafah under attack: IDF rages war on Gaza hours after it asks over 1 lakh Palestinians to vacate

  World | May 06, 2024 18:59 IST

  Smoke could be seen rising from Rafah Monday afternoon, although the cause was unclear. This came after the Israeli army ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating.

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  Israeli army starts evacuation of over 1 lakh Palestinians from Rafah ahead of an expected assault

  World | May 06, 2024 13:31 IST

  Some Palestinian families were leaving areas east of Rafah on Monday after receiving evacuation orders from the Israeli military, witnesses in the city on the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt confirmed.

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  Hamas says Gaza ceasefire talks stalled, Israel vows military operation in Rafah

  World | May 06, 2024 0:04 IST

  While Hamas negotiators had arrived in Cairo on Saturday for intensified talks on a possible ceasefire in Gaza, the Israeli government abstained from the talks leading to failure of the initiative.

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  Israeli PM Netanyahu sets 'date' for Rafah invasion as ceasefire talks in Cairo deadlocked

  World | April 09, 2024 15:45 IST

  Israel has threatened a ground offensive in nearby Rafah, the last refuge for Gaza's beleaguered population, for weeks. The prospect of an operation in Rafah has sparked global alarm, including from Israel's top ally - the US - which has urged the military to protect civilians.

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  Israeli airstrikes kill 20 Palestinians in Rafah, central Gaza as Biden and Netanyahu hold talks

  World | March 19, 2024 7:22 IST

  US President Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu held talks in over a month and the latter agreed to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss an alternative approach in Rafah. Israeli forces conducted another raid at al-Shifa hospital and killed 20 gunmen, as the UN warned of mass death in Gaza.

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  Israel-Hamas war: First ship using new sea route delivers humanitarian aid to Gaza

  World | March 16, 2024 16:25 IST

  The ship delivered 200 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, food and water to the war-torn Gaza as international pressure rises on Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu approved a potential assault plan on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

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  Netanyahu says Israel will push on with offensive in Gaza's Rafah as ceasefire talks stalled

  World | March 08, 2024 11:34 IST

  Netanyahu's remarks came as a Hamas delegation left Cairo without any breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations in the war that has killed thousands in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas blamed each other for the lack of agreement after four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt about a 40-day truce.

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  Israeli strikes kill nearly 100 in Gaza as negotiators head to Paris for ceasefire talks

  World | February 23, 2024 10:43 IST

  Signalling a small sign of progress in the ongoing ceasefire talks, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that the authority of its hostage negotiators will be expanded. Israel is sending negotiators to Paris on Friday as people in Gaza seek to avoid a military assault in Rafah.

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  Israel-Hamas war: Over 29,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu vows 'total victory'

  World | February 19, 2024 17:48 IST

  The Health Ministry in Gaza 107 bodies were brought in the last 24 hours, bringing the death count of Palestinians to 29,092. Israel's offensive has driven most of the population homeless and triggered a humanitarian catastrophe with low food and water and medical services severely disrupted.

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  Israeli strikes kill 13 Palestinians in overcrowded Rafah after US slams 'over the top' operation

  World | February 09, 2024 16:34 IST

  Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu recently rejected Hamas’ demands for a hostage deal, which includes a ceasefire and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The continued offensive shows a growing rift between Netanyahu and the US, the latter warning Israel to not expand its operations.

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  Israel-Hamas war: Dozens of foreign passport holders seen entering Egypt's Rafah crossing from Gaza

  World | November 01, 2023 14:32 IST

  This is the first time foreigners have been allowed to cross over from Gaza after Palestinian authorities green-lit the departure of 400 such foreign passport holders. Egypt has been reluctant to allow fleeing Palestinians to enter Rafah over concerns of an influx of refugees.

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  Israel-Hamas War: Trucks carrying desperately-needed humanitarian aid cross into Gaza from Rafah

  World | October 21, 2023 13:54 IST

  The first convoy of 20 trucks carrying essential supplies of water, medicine and food have been allowed to enter Gaza. Israel had allowed Egypt to deliver limited humanitarian aid desperately sought by Palestinians amid dire conditions following Israel's 'complete siege'.

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  UN delivers food to Gaza via Egyptian crossing

  World | August 28, 2014 7:45 IST

  United Nations: For the first time in seven years, a humanitarian convoy of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) successfully crossed from Egypt into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, a spokesman said here.After a