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The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

What’s behind Israel’s threat to attack Rafah?

Threats of a full-scale military operation aim to depopulate Gaza and help Netanyahu cling to power, analysts say.

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Starmer Faces Biggest Leadership Test In Upcoming Gaza 'Immediate Ceasefire' Vote

Starmer is facing his biggest leadership test yet as a parliamentary motion that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel looms.

International Business Times UK

Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest

Monitoring group releases evidence of work that appears intended to house Palestinians in event of Israeli assault on city

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Israeli Troops Storm Gaza Hospital, Chaos Ensues

Israeli troops stormed Nasser Hospital, resulting in the deaths of five ICU patients. Efforts for a cease-fire are underway in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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First Thing: World leaders at Munich conference to urge Israel to abandon Rafah offensive

One aid organisation has said a ground offensive in Rafah would be a ‘bloodbath’. Plus, an FBI informant is charged with lying in Hunter Biden case

The Guardian - UK

Satellite photos show Egypt building Gaza wall as Israel’s Rafah push looms

Despite its opposition to displacement of Palestinians, Cairo appears to be preparing for a scenario forced by Israel.

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Palestinian ambassador to UK says eight relatives killed in Israeli strikes in Rafah

Husam Zomlot says family members who died while sheltering in city include seven-year-old twins and 15-month-old

The Guardian - UK

Why Israel’s impending Rafah offensive is testing ties with Egypt

Egypt fears Israel won’t allow Palestinians back into Gaza while a refugee exodus will burden its ailing economy.

Al Jazeera

Middle East crisis: Palestinian exodus into Egypt ‘must be avoided’, warns UN chief – as it happened

High commissioner for refugees says people crossing the border would be the ‘nail in the coffin’ for any peace process

The Guardian - AU

How Gaza’s ‘safe’ city Rafah came to be on the precipice of catastrophe – visualised

With 1.5 million people now in Rafah, these visuals show how destruction has travelled from north to south, leaving Gazan civilians with nowhere to turn

The Guardian - UK

Israel Faces Fresh US Calls Against Attack On Rafah

Israel faced renewed calls from key ally the United States on Friday against launching a large-scale attack on Gaza's southern city of Rafah, where nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped.

International Business Times

Pressure builds on Israel to ditch Rafah offensive as ministers gather in Munich

US secretary of state and foreign ministers from UK, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan join Israel at security conference

The Guardian - UK

Israeli troops launch raid on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza

Staff say one person killed and eight injured in attack as UN aid chief warns Rafah offensive could cause refugee exodus into Egypt

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In Rafah, we sit in flimsy tents as the bombs fall. There is no escape: we can only wait for the worst

I work in mental health, but nothing could have prepared me for this feeling of mass hopelessness – frozen in place, seeing no way out, says Palestinian doctor Bahzad Al-Akhras

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Exodus from Rafah as Israel ramps up strikes on south Gaza

UN aid chief says notion that people in Gaza could evacuate to a safe place is an ‘illusion’.

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Israeli forces enter main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff

The raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands of displaced people who had taken shelter at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

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International community urges immediate ceasefire in Gaza amid impending ground invasion

Arab nations at the UN call for a ceasefire in Gaza, while international leaders express concerns over Israeli ground invasion in Rafah. NGOs highlight the...

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World leaders warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive

Australia, Canada, New Zealand say ‘there is nowhere else for civilians to go’, urge Israel to ‘listen to its friends’.

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis: MSF says ‘medical staff have had to flee’ Gaza’s Nasser hospital following Israeli military intervention – as it happened

Médecins Sans Frontières says staff forced to evacuate, ‘leaving patients behind’ after special forces entered the hospital

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Inside Israel’s plans for Rafah – and the threat to refugees there

In today’s newsletter: As attacks intensify on what once the safest place for civilians in Gaza, what does it mean for the hundreds of thousands of civilians in the area?

International Business Times

World Leaders Urge Israel To Avoid 'Catastrophic' Rafah Operation

Israel's vow to push ahead with a "powerful" operation in Gaza's Rafah was met with a growing chorus of international condemnation Thursday, with leaders warning against catastrophic consequences for the 1.5 million Palestinians trapped there.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: one dead after Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting; Australia warns Israel against Rafah offensive; and wedding bells for Albanese

Kansas City police also confirmed that three people were detained in connection with the shooting

The Guardian - AU

Australia, Canada and NZ warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive

Israel must heed counsel of international friends to avoid ‘devastating’ effects of an assualt on Gaza’s southernmost city, say three members of Five Eye intelligence alliance

Al Jazeera

Ireland, Spain demand EU review of Israel’s human rights conduct in Gaza

The request comes as international pressure mounts for Israel to hold off on a fully fledged assault on Rafah.

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