Washington, United States – AFP The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an official said Tuesday, marking the first time that President Joe Biden has squeezed military aid to the key US ally since it launched its war on […]
United Nations, United States – AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday demanded that Israel re-open crossings into Gaza immediately to allow essential aid in, and urged it to “stop any escalation” after it sent tanks into Rafah. “Things are moving in the wrong direction. I am disturbed and distressed by th...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said that Israel’s interruption to the supply of aid at the Rafah crossing will affect humanitarian response across war-torn Gaza. The Israeli army said earlier on Tuesday that its forces have seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Eg...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army on Tuesday said that it had seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. In a statement, the Israeli army said its 401st armored brigade took “operational control” of the Rafah crossing from the Palestinian side. The spokesman of the Palestinian border crossi...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said that Israel’s offensive in Rafah disregards the fate of prisoners held in Gaza and the “ongoing humanitarian catastrophe” in the besieged territory. As the Israeli military pushed residents out of eastern Rafah, Hamas said in a statement that Isra...
Rafah, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP Palestinians in Rafah have voiced despair as Israel dropped flyers ordering them to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened ground invasion.Palestine, Gaza, Rafah, Israel, safe zone, displaced people Israel’s army said it was instructing Palestinian families in eastern Rafah to flee in prep...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN special rapporteur on Palestine has urged the Western nations to intervene after Israel’s Rafah relocation order that affects hundreds of thousands of already displaced Palestinians. “Israeli army intensifies bombardment of Rafah, months after declaring it ‘safe zone’. Last night it reportedly...
As many as 57 House Democrats have urged President Joe Biden to prevent a potential Israeli invasion of Rafah. In a letter led by Congress members Pramila Jayapal and Madeleine Dean, they emphasized the dire humanitarian situation in the city. Over a million Palestinians displaced by Israel’s aggression are struggling with overcrowded shelt...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over unfounded allegations of some UNRWA staff participating in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The accusations in January led to many donors freezing some $450 million in funding at […]
Jerusalem – AFP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Israeli military will launch a ground offensive in Rafah “with or without” a deal with Hamas. “The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question. We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate […]
