Israel’s military is expanding buffer zones inside the Gaza Strip and taking over more areas of the territory, shrinking land Palestinians can access by more than half.
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An Israeli airstrike killed 45 Palestinians in an encampment for displaced people
The Israeli military said it killed two Hamas militant leaders in the strike but Palestinian health officials say dozens of civilians who had sought shelter in an encampment were killed and injured.
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Aid trucks begin entering Gaza under agreement with Egypt to bypass Rafah
Aid trucks entered Gaza from southern Israel on Sunday through a new agreement to bypass the Rafah crossing with Egypt after Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of it earlier this month.
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Strike kills U.N. aid worker, injures another in southern Gaza
The United Nations said that one of its aid workers was killed and another injured when their vehicle was struck on Monday in Rafah in southern Gaza.
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Trapped in Rafah, U.S. medical volunteers say they can’t save lives and can’t evacuate
At the European Hospital in Rafah, there are shortages of pain medication, antibiotics, even bandages, American volunteers say they are unable to save lives — and unable to evacuate to safety.
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Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare
Israel’s military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.
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U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they’ve never seen a worse health crisis
Because of the Israeli operation, hospitals lack basic supplies. And doctors must face the heartbreaking decision whether to let one patient die so they can use available resources to save another.
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A timeline of events leading up to Israel’s Rafah offensive
The Gaza Strip’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been a key lifeline for people in the Palestinian enclave. Here is a timeline of events since Oct. 7, 2023, leading up to Israel’s offensive.
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U.S. paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah, official says
The shipment was supposed to be 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, according to an official, with the U.S. concern being how the explosives could be used in a dense urban setting.
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Israeli forces seize the Gaza side of Rafah, as Hamas truce talks resume in Egypt
Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah Tuesday, taking control of the territory’s border crossing with Egypt, even as Israel sent a delegation to Cairo for Hamas truce talks.
