rafah crossing

Palestinians pile their belongings on a vehicle as it drives to safer areas in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday.

World News

Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare

9:11am May 11, 2024

Israel's military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.

This photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces shows a tank with an Israel flag on it entering the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday.

World News

Israeli forces seize the Gaza side of Rafah, as Hamas truce talks resume in Egypt

3:53pm May 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah Tuesday, taking control of the territory's border crossing with Egypt, even as Israel sent a delegation to Cairo for Hamas truce talks.

Queue Listen Now