The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

The route out of the bombarded territory for foreign nationals was closed on Saturday.

The Israeli prime minister ruled out a pause in the war unless Hamas returns all 240 hostages

Efforts are ongoing to keep the Rafah crossing open.

For Gaza's two million residents, the Rafah border with Egypt serves as a vital lifeline. Over the years, this crossing has seen numerous shifts, openings, and closures, prompting the construction of illicit tunnels beneath it to facilitate the flow of people and goods. As the war between Israel and Hamas…

A Gaza worker returning to the enclave says he and co-workers were tortured, others report arrests by Israel.

Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla were granted permission to leave the strip on Friday

HUMZA Yousaf’s family have successfully managed to escape Gaza today after they were approved to cross the border into Egypt at the Rafah border…

Watch a view of the Rafah border on Friday 3 November, as more foreign nationals are expected to cross from Gaza into Egypt.

Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, from Dundee, have been named among 92 British nationals who will be permitted to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt