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Antonio Guterres Urges Independent Probe After 21 Dead in Rafah Aid Line

03 Jun 2025

Palestinians shot dead in Gaza while queuing for food outside a Rafah aid centre have sparked outrage and global concern. It is reported that Israeli troops fired on civilians. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded an immediate and impartial inquiry. The Israeli army is denying any role, while video footage...

Israel Denies Rafah Aid Site Shooting, Accuses Hamas of Attacking Civilians

02 Jun 2025

Israeli forces deny responsibility for the June 1, 2025, Rafah incident that killed at least 31 Palestinians and injured over 150. Instead, Israel accuses Hamas of firing at civilians near the aid site and shares drone footage to support its claim. The attack has focused renewed attention on the US-backed...

85 Patients Evacuated From Gaza To UAE For Treatment, Says WHO

31 Jul 2024

In a significant humanitarian operation, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 85 critically ill and injured patients were evacuated from the Gaza Strip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for specialized medical care on Tuesday. Patients and Conditions The patients, consisting of 35 children and 50 adults, were accompanied...

Netanyahu and Israel’s Focus Shifts to Lebanon Border as IDF Winds Up Rafah

25 Jun 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that the intense phase of combat against Hamas in Gaza is nearing its conclusion, allowing Israeli forces to shift focus towards the northern border with Lebanon to address Hezbollah, their ally. In his first media interview since the conflict began in October, Netanyahu anticipated...

Israel-Hamas War: Explosives Kill 22 In Gaza, Claims Red Cross

22 Jun 2024

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides humanitarian aid and protection to people affected by armed conflict and other emergencies. They stated that their offices in Gaza were attacked by explosives. This caused the death of 22 people who were seeking shelter near the compound. According to the...

Israel Takes Control of Gaza’s Entire Border with Egypt, Penetrates with Raids into Rafah

30 May 2024

Israeli forces have seized control of a buffer zone along the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt, announced the country's military, effectively granting Israel authority over the entirety of the Palestinian territory's land border. Despite an International Court of Justice order to cease attacks on Rafah in southern Gaza, Israeli raids...

Israel Violates Treaty With Egypt, Takes Over Philadelphi Corridor

30 May 2024

Amidst calls for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest, Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah’s city centre. In their latest statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they now control the entire Philadelphi Corridor, a sliver of land that runs along Egypt’s border with Gaza. Meanwhile, as the death toll...

All Eyes On Rafah: Gaza’s Cry – Is the World Turning a Blind Eye to Rafah?

29 May 2024

In recent days, Israeli shelling and airstrikes have killed at least 45 people in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. This has led to people support Rafah by posting the phrase "All Eyes on Rafah" for their support. Most victims were sheltering in tents. The assault began late Sunday after...

IDF: Hamas Munitions Probably Sparked Rafah Camp Fire

29 May 2024

A fire at a displaced persons camp in Rafah, following an airstrike, was likely caused by Hamas munitions, according to a preliminary military investigation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Sunday night airstrike killed Hamas commanders Yassin Rabia and Khaled Nagar in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of Rafah. These...

Israeli Airstrikes On Rafah Kill 2 Hamas Leaders

27 May 2024

Israeli airstrikes on Rafah on Sunday night killed two senior Hamas commanders after targeting a Hamas compound, according to The Times of Israel. This strike followed Hamas's first rocket attack on Tel Aviv in months, reported Al Jazeera. The airstrikes resulted in 35 fatalities, including the two senior commanders, and...

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