Rafah
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US sending additional $1 billion in weapons, ammunition to Israel as Rafah assault intensifies
World | May 15, 2024, 07:18 AM ISTThis would be the first arms transfer for Israel by the US after the Biden administration paused a shipment of 3,500 bombs to its close ally earlier this month. Democrats have urged Biden to limit weapons supply to Israel, while Republicans have criticised lessening of military support.
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Former Indian army officer, who joined United Nations two months ago, killed in Gaza's Rafah
World | May 14, 2024, 02:30 PM ISTCol Kale took premature retirement from the Indian Army in 2022. He joined the UN as a Security Coordination Officer in the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) around two months ago.
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Israel lacks 'credible plan' on Rafah, risks insurgency: Blinken's strongest criticism of Gaza war
World | May 13, 2024, 11:40 AM ISTReflecting the Biden administration's strongest criticism, Blinken said Israel's plan has failed to eliminate Hamas militants and risks creating an insurgency by the militant group. Israel's devastating military operation has killed more than 35,000 Palestinians, as per the health officials in Gaza.
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Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza's Rafah city as it prepares to expand operations
World | May 11, 2024, 02:07 PM ISTIsrael plans to step up operations in Rafah, believing it to be Hamas' last stronghold, despite mounting international concerns over a surge of civilian deaths. About 110,000 people have fled Rafah as all crossings have been closed, causing food and fuel supplies to reach a critical low.
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Israeli military says it has weapons needed for Rafah operation, as Biden threatens no arms’ supply
World | May 10, 2024, 09:40 AM ISTThe Israeli military's remarks came as Joe Biden threatened not to supply offensive weapons to Israel for their use in an all-out assault on Rafah, the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza.
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Biden threatens to stop supplying weapons to Israel if it launches full-scale invasion of Rafah
World | May 09, 2024, 06:52 AM ISTBiden's remarks mark the strong public warning of Israel as the US seeks to deter an Israeli assault on Rafah that has led to a rift between the two close allies. This came after the US paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns of an invasion in the southern Gaza city.
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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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Israel to push ahead with Rafah assault despite pressing for ceasefire negotiations with Hamas
World | May 07, 2024, 06:37 AM ISTIsrael's attack on Rafah, which has attracted international criticism, has already claimed the lives of five Palestinians. Meanwhile, Hamas has accepted a ceasefire proposal by Egypt and Qatar that has increased the chances of a brief pause in the seven-month-long war.
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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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Israel launches retaliatory attack on Rafah after Hamas kills three soldiers in rocket attack
World | May 06, 2024, 08:26 AM ISTHamas had claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the Kerem Shalom border crossing in which three Israeli soldiers were killed. The Jewish country launched a counter-attack on Rafah.
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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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Blinken meets Israeli PM, reiterates US can't support Rafah assault without humanitarian plan
World | May 01, 2024, 11:52 PM ISTUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying “the time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war in Gaza.
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UN warns Israel's Rafah invasion 'on immediate horizon', urges nations to prevent assault
World | May 01, 2024, 12:11 PM ISTThis came after Netanyahu vowed to invade Rafah "with or without" a hostage deal, ignoring US warnings over such an operation. The US and other aid groups have opposed Israel's plans to attack Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have taken shelter from the war.
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'Stopping war is out of question': Netanyahu vows to attack Rafah with or without hostage deal
World | Apr 30, 2024, 11:44 PM ISTThe statement from the Israeli Prime Minister came a day after he spoke to US President Joe Biden. During the conversation, both leaders discussed IDF's potential attack on Rafah crossing-- a border region which has been a centre of conflict between the two leaders.
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Hamas to consider 'extraordinarily generous' ceasefire proposal that could avert Rafah invasion
World | Apr 30, 2024, 07:17 AM ISTThe deal proposed by Egypt calls for the release of some Israeli hostages and the "restoration of sustainable calm" in the seven-month-long war in Gaza. It comes amid global alarm over a possible Israeli invasion in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have taken shelter.
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'Will not support Rafah operation without...': Biden warns Netanyahu as IDF plans powerful raid
World | Apr 29, 2024, 10:17 AM ISTA statement issued by the White House did not give more details of that part of the conversation. Washington has said that it could not support a Rafah operation without an appropriate and credible humanitarian plan.
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Israeli airstrike in Gaza's Rafah kills 9, including six children, amid Middle East tensions
World | Apr 20, 2024, 05:37 PM ISTThe nearly seven-month-long war between Israel and Hamas has dramatically increased tensions in the Middle East, bringing the former and its arch-enemy Iran to open warfare. Israel had long threatened to invade the Rafah city despite international pressure against it.