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On 6 May 2024, Israel began a military offensive in and around the city of Rafah as part of its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war . Before the offensive, about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians from elsewhere in the Gaza Strip had sought shelter in Rafah.
1 day ago · Rafah housed over half of Gaza's 2.3 million people until May 7 when Israeli forces began the ground offensive into the city. Fewer than 100,000 are now believed to be left behind.
10 hours ago · Much of Rafah Lies in Ruins as Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into the City. A crater left by an Israeli airstrike near the tents of displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Mourning the ...
May 24, 2024 · The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to halt its military operations in Rafah, Gaza as part of a genocide case brought by South Africa.
May 28, 2024 · President Biden has threatened to cut off the supply of some weapons if Israel mounts a major offensive in Rafah. “We haven’t seen that,” a White House spokesman said. Here’s what we’re...
May 8, 2024 · Israel has described the military action it began on Monday as a limited incursion into Rafah that seized control of the border crossing, not the full-fledged offensive it has vowed to carry...
3 days ago · A potential end to the Rafah offensive would cap nearly eight months of large-scale ground operations in Gaza, which followed the weeks of aerial bombardment that opened Israel’s war on Hamas ...
May 8, 2024 · 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...
May 6, 2024 · Israel has begun striking targets in Rafah in southern Gaza as a tenuous cease-fire deal faces an uncertain future. The Israeli strikes come just hours after Hamas put out a statement saying it...
May 29, 2024 · A growing Israeli military push this month into the Rafah area in pursuit of Hamas has uprooted a million people from the city, according to the U.N. Rafah had been crowded with families seeking refuge as Israel’s offensive in Gaza pushed south across Gaza.
