The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu agrees to reschedule meeting with US officials to discuss planned ground offensive in Rafah, signaling a positive developm...

Women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth in Gaza face serious challenges amid daily airstrikes, continued ground fighting, high rates of disease and a growing lack of food and water.

Israeli PM Netanyahu expresses confidence in Gaza victory despite US-Israel tensions and international criticism.

The United States has taken a public distance from Israel as never before over the Gaza war but the decisive test will be Rafah and whether Israel heeds US warnings against an offensive in the packed city.

Israeli PM Netanyahu's office agrees to reschedule meeting with US officials to discuss Rafah operation after initial cancellation due to UN vote objections.

On Monday, Netanyahu cancelled the same trip by the same people in protest over the U.S. not vetoing a UN Security Council resolution.

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas have broken down after a UN resolution demanded a ceasefire, and Israel continues bombing in southern parts of the Gaza strip. Meanwhile, a French investigative group says it found that French weapons companies supply Israel with weapons that are being used in the conflict.

Recent Israeli strikes on Rafah heighten tensions in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, prompting international calls for de-escalation and peaceful resolution.

Israeli forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday in the war sparked by the October 7 attack and fought Hamas around several hospitals despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire.