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NPR: Israeli Forces Seize the Gaza Side of Rafah, as Hamas Truce Talks Resume in Egypt

Israeli tanks rolled into the southern Gaza city of Rafah Tuesday, taking control of the territory's border crossing...

The National: A Two-Hour Wait and the Border Opened: British Doctors Flee Rafah

A UK -led team of emergency doctors was among the last to flee Gaza after Israel announced its imminent attack on Rafah...

HuffPost: Palestinians Ordered By Israel To Flee Rafah Have Nowhere Better To Go

Abood Okal woke up Monday morning to messages that took him back to the start of the devastating Israel-Hamas war ―...

HuffPost: Humanitarians Sound Alarm On Imminent Rafah Invasion: 'We Won't Abandon Gazans'

Humanitarians with several aid groups dug their heels in on Monday after Israel ordered more than 100,000 Palestinians...

The Washington Post: Visualizing what an attack on Rafah means for civilians

Over 1 million Palestinians displaced by war have sought refuge in Rafah. Now, about 100,000 civilians are being told to...

NPR: The Latest on the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Proposal and Attacks on Rafah

It has been a whiplash day in Gaza. Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal with Israel, but the Israeli cabinet has vowed...