Rafah Crossing
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Israel reopens Rafah crossing on trial mode as Gaza residents await return amid fresh strikes
World | Feb 02, 2026, 07:51 AM ISTIsrael has reopened the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt in a limited pilot phase, allowing restricted movement for residents for the first time since May. While thousands of Palestinians await return, Israel has also halted the operations of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza.
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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, 09:42 PM 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 AM ISTIn 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, 11:48 PM ISTThe 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, 09:31 PM ISTThe 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, 02:45 PM ISTThe 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, 06:59 PM ISTSmoke 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, 01:31 PM ISTSome 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, 12:04 AM ISTWhile 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 | Apr 09, 2024, 03:45 PM ISTIsrael 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 | Mar 19, 2024, 07:22 AM ISTUS 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 | Mar 16, 2024, 04:25 PM ISTThe 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 | Mar 08, 2024, 11:34 AM ISTNetanyahu'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 | Feb 23, 2024, 10:43 AM ISTSignalling 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 | Feb 19, 2024, 05:48 PM ISTThe 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 | Feb 09, 2024, 04:34 PM ISTIsrael 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 | Nov 01, 2023, 02:32 PM ISTThis 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 | Oct 21, 2023, 01:54 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 28, 2014, 07:45 AM ISTUnited 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