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Hamas fighters holed up in Rafah ‘will not surrender’

News Reuters - 10/11/2025

Hamas's armed wing says fighters holed up in southern Gaza will not surrender to Israel, raising fears the month-old...

Israel proposes withdrawal of more troops from Gaza

News Agencies - 15/07/2025

Israel has presented a new proposal in indirect talks over a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict, according to a...

Israeli troops deploy to corridor in Gaza Strip’s south

News Associated Press - 06/04/2025

Israel says its troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across the southern Gaza Strip to pressure...

Israel encircles Tel al-Sultan in Rafah, targets Hamas infrastructure

News Ehud Amiton - TPS - 23/03/2025

Israeli soldiers completed the encirclement of Tel al-Sultan in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, targeting Hamas terror infrastructure...

Israel’s challenges

Featured Articles Ron Weiser - 24/06/2024

Prime Minister Netanyahu is a man under huge pressure on multiple fronts. Some of his own making and some...

Three Israeli soldiers killed in booby-trapped building

News Pesach Benson - 29/05/2024

Three soldiers were killed when a booby-trapped building in Rafah blew up on Wednesday, the Israel Defence Forces said. The...

Israel: Civilians killed by fire that broke out after Rafah strike

News JNS - 28/05/2024

Noncombatants were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah on Sunday night due to a fire that broke out...

‘Shameless’: Israelis heap scorn on The Hague’s Rafah ruling

News Pesach Benson - 27/05/2024

Israelis heaped scorn on the International Court of Justice for apparently ruling on Friday that Israel must scale back...

Ambiguous International Court ruling unlikely to end Rafah military operations

News Pesach Benson - 26/05/2024

An ambiguously worded ruling by the International Court of Justice does not rule out continued military operations in Rafah,...

International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt Rafah operations

News J-Wire Newsdesk - 26/05/2024

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operations in Rafah on Friday. Calling the humanitarian...

Dr. Phil’s moral clarity

Featured Articles Ruthie Blum - JNS - 14/05/2024

It’s not surprising that the press had a field day following Dr. Phil’s interview on Thursday with Israeli Prime...

Israel forces operating in eastern Rafah and other Gaza areas

News Pesach Benson - 13/05/2024

Israel military forces continued operating in eastern Rafah, as well as in the northern Gaza areas of Jabaliya and...

Israel begins evacuating Palestinians from Rafah

News Pesach Benson - 06/05/2024

The Israel Defence Forces began evacuating Palestinians in parts of Rafah today, ahead of an expected military advance on...

IDF begins isolating Rafah, orders 40,000 tents

News JNS - 29/03/2024

The Israel Defence Forces has begun isolating Rafah in southern Gaza and has started taking steps to evacuate the...

Blinken’s Rafah blunder

Featured Articles Ruthie Blum - JNS - 24/03/2024

In a press conference on Thursday in Cairo, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated his opposition to an...

PM says Israel will not keep civilians trapped in Rafah

News AAP - 18/03/2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not leave civilians trapped in Rafah when its forces begin a...

Hamas presses on with Gaza truce talks without Israel

News AAP - 05/03/2024

Hamas and Egyptian mediators are pressing on with talks in Cairo on securing a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel's...

Australia must back up warning to Israel ‘with action’

News AAP - 22/02/2024

Australia had been told to back up its stern words against Israel with action after a federal minister used...

Palestinians pin hopes on Gaza truce before Rafah push

News AAP - 06/02/2024

The top United States diplomat has met Saudi Arabia's de-facto ruler in a visit that Palestinians hope will deliver...

Israel to open Kerem Shalom to inspect aid trucks

News Pesach Benson - 08/12/2023

Israel will open the Kerem Shalom Crossing to inspect humanitarian aid trucks soon. However, the trucks must still enter Gaza...

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