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Israeli Incursion Into Rafah Intensifies, Deadly Assaults Kill Civilians
Israeli forces on Friday struck targets across the Gaza Strip, with witnesses reporting air raids around the southern city of Rafah, the latest focus of the nearly eight-month war.
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Israeli Tanks Conduct Probe Attacks For Second Day In Rafah Amid Gaza-Wide Offensive
Israeli tanks conducted a second day of probing attacks across Rafah on Wednesday, after Washington said the assault did not amount to a major ground incursion of the southern Gazan city that U.S. officials had told Israel to avoid.
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'Major Rafah' Operation Would Change Israel Policy, Warns US
The White House provided the most complete definition yet of what it considers a "major ground operation" in Rafah that could trigger a change in United States policy toward Israel, and said Israel's actions there have not yet reached that level.
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"Not Preventing Us From...": Israel On Top UN Court's Order On Rafah
Israel considers that an order by the World Court to halt its military offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza allows room for some military action there, Israeli officials said.
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Israeli Strikes Pound Rafah Despite Top UN Court's Order To Halt Gaza Offensive
Israeli air strikes and artillery pounded Rafah on Saturday, despite the UN's top court ordering an immediate halt to its military offensive in the southern Gazan city.
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Pics: Gaza Zookeeper Flees Rafah, Creates Temporary Home For Animals
In a cowshed in Gaza's Khan Yunis, zookeeper Fathi Ahmed Gomaa has created a temporary home for dozens of animals including lions and baboons, having fled with them from Israel's offensive in Rafah.
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World Court Orders Israel To "Immediately Halt" Military Offensive In Gaza
Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide.
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Israel "Commited" To Expanding Rafah Offensive Despite US Warning
Israel intends to broaden its military operation in Rafah, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday told a senior aide to US President Joe Biden, who has warned against major action in the southern Gazan city that may risk mass civilian casualties.
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800,000 "Forced To Flee" Rafah Since Start Of Israeli Offensive: UN Agency
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday that 800,000 people had been "forced to flee" Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah since Israel began military operations there this month.
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Israel Rages Ground Offensive In Rafah, Death Count Now Over 35,000
Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Hamas-run territory, where the health ministry said the death toll in the war had exceeded 35,000 people.
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South Africa Seeks New Emergency Measures Against Israel Over Rafah Operation
South Africa on Friday sought new emergency measures by the International Court of Justice against Israel over its latest offensive against the Gaza city of Rafah, the court said in a statement.
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Israel Continues Rafah Operation Despite Joe Biden's Warning
Israel shelled Rafah on Thursday as US President Joe Biden offered his starkest warning yet over the conduct of its war against Hamas, vowing to cut off arms transfers if an offensive into the southern Gaza city goes ahead.
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Israel Assault On Gaza's Rafah Would Be "Tragedy Beyond Words", Warns UN
The United Nations on Tuesday warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was "on the immediate horizon" and that "incremental" progress by Israel on aid access to the enclave could not be used to prepare for or justify an operation.
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Rafah Offensive Will Happen "With Or Without" Gaza Truce Deal: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza's far-southern Rafah city "with or without" a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas.
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"Constant Terror": Gazans As Israel Vows To Push Ahead With Rafah Invasion
Palestinians in Rafah told AFP Saturday they were living in "constant terror" as Israel vows to push ahead with its planned assault on the south Gaza city flooded with displaced civilians.
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Israeli Incursion Into Rafah Intensifies, Deadly Assaults Kill Civilians
Israeli forces on Friday struck targets across the Gaza Strip, with witnesses reporting air raids around the southern city of Rafah, the latest focus of the nearly eight-month war.
-
Israeli Tanks Conduct Probe Attacks For Second Day In Rafah Amid Gaza-Wide Offensive
Israeli tanks conducted a second day of probing attacks across Rafah on Wednesday, after Washington said the assault did not amount to a major ground incursion of the southern Gazan city that U.S. officials had told Israel to avoid.
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'Major Rafah' Operation Would Change Israel Policy, Warns US
The White House provided the most complete definition yet of what it considers a "major ground operation" in Rafah that could trigger a change in United States policy toward Israel, and said Israel's actions there have not yet reached that level.
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"Not Preventing Us From...": Israel On Top UN Court's Order On Rafah
Israel considers that an order by the World Court to halt its military offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza allows room for some military action there, Israeli officials said.
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Israeli Strikes Pound Rafah Despite Top UN Court's Order To Halt Gaza Offensive
Israeli air strikes and artillery pounded Rafah on Saturday, despite the UN's top court ordering an immediate halt to its military offensive in the southern Gazan city.
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Pics: Gaza Zookeeper Flees Rafah, Creates Temporary Home For Animals
In a cowshed in Gaza's Khan Yunis, zookeeper Fathi Ahmed Gomaa has created a temporary home for dozens of animals including lions and baboons, having fled with them from Israel's offensive in Rafah.
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World Court Orders Israel To "Immediately Halt" Military Offensive In Gaza
Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide.
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Israel "Commited" To Expanding Rafah Offensive Despite US Warning
Israel intends to broaden its military operation in Rafah, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday told a senior aide to US President Joe Biden, who has warned against major action in the southern Gazan city that may risk mass civilian casualties.
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800,000 "Forced To Flee" Rafah Since Start Of Israeli Offensive: UN Agency
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday that 800,000 people had been "forced to flee" Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah since Israel began military operations there this month.
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Israel Rages Ground Offensive In Rafah, Death Count Now Over 35,000
Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Hamas-run territory, where the health ministry said the death toll in the war had exceeded 35,000 people.
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South Africa Seeks New Emergency Measures Against Israel Over Rafah Operation
South Africa on Friday sought new emergency measures by the International Court of Justice against Israel over its latest offensive against the Gaza city of Rafah, the court said in a statement.
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Israel Continues Rafah Operation Despite Joe Biden's Warning
Israel shelled Rafah on Thursday as US President Joe Biden offered his starkest warning yet over the conduct of its war against Hamas, vowing to cut off arms transfers if an offensive into the southern Gaza city goes ahead.
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Israel Assault On Gaza's Rafah Would Be "Tragedy Beyond Words", Warns UN
The United Nations on Tuesday warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was "on the immediate horizon" and that "incremental" progress by Israel on aid access to the enclave could not be used to prepare for or justify an operation.
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Rafah Offensive Will Happen "With Or Without" Gaza Truce Deal: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza's far-southern Rafah city "with or without" a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas.
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"Constant Terror": Gazans As Israel Vows To Push Ahead With Rafah Invasion
Palestinians in Rafah told AFP Saturday they were living in "constant terror" as Israel vows to push ahead with its planned assault on the south Gaza city flooded with displaced civilians.
