The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

Israel intensifies military operations in Rafah, causing destruction and casualties amidst international calls for ceasefire.

Israeli forces fought Hamas militants in besieged Gaza on Monday including around at least two major hospitals, raising fears for the patients, medics and displaced people trapped inside.

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute 'a war crime'.

United Nations chief says ‘growing consensus emerging in international community to tell Israel a ceasefire is needed’.

The US vice president says that it would be a ‘huge mistake’ to move into the city in southern Gaza.

The UN Security Council on Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fighting in the Palestinian enclave. The US abstained from voting on the resolution, which also demanded the release of all hostages taken captive during the October…

The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, after Russia and China vetoed an earlier text proposed by the United States.

Top Democrats urge Netanyahu to abandon planned assault days after Israeli leader rejected similar request by Antony Blinken

Her remarks come in the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approval of a plan to invade Rafah, prompting concerns from President Joe Biden about the safety of civilians caught in the crossfire.

Two hospitals in Gaza besieged by Israeli forces with staff in ‘extreme danger’, Palestinian Red Crescent says

Guterres also visited a hospital in el-Arish, an Egyptian city that sits close to the Gaza border.