Misery deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
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Israeli forces say they have control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing
Israel says it is beginning mission to ‘take out’ Hamas brigades in city, as aid officials say flow of supplies through crossing has haltedIsraeli military forces have taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, Israeli officials have said, in the first stage of what appears to be a wider offensive targeting Hamas in the southernmost parts of Gaza.“This is the beginning of our mission to take out the last four Hamas brigades in Rafah. You should be in no...
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Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite mounting ceasefire pressure
Palestinians in Gaza thrown into confusion by Hamas’s acceptance of a deal, followed by Israel’s sceptical response and bomb attacksRafah’s fate hung in the balance on Monday after Hamas said it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostage deal but Israel responded sceptically and said it would press on with its campaign on Gaza’s southernmost city, carrying out night airstrikes.The more than 1 million Palestinians taking refuge in Rafah were thrown into confusion by the day’s events. Israel issued...
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Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah; battles rage in northern Gaza
Israeli tanks pushed deeper into eastern Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential districts of the southern Gazan border city where more than a million people had been sheltering and stoking fears of further civilian casualties. Israel's international allies and aid groups have repeatedly warned against a ground incursion into refugee-packed