Rafah

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Monday it would issue visas to 5,000 residents of the Gaza Strip, more than it initially pledged, and said it was “horrified” by the Israeli air strike on Rafah that caused a fire that…

The International Court of Justice in The Hague ordered Israel to halt its military operation in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, due to the “direct threat” to the rights of the civilian population. The court also ordered…

Written by Mike Stone, Steve Holland and Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of US President Joe Biden halted an arms shipment to Israel last week in objection to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the city of Rafah…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed that preparations begin for a ground offensive against the only Hamas stronghold in the Gaza Strip that the IDF has not yet taken - Rafah. The plan has aroused a huge…

Egypt’s Rafah crossing—the only entry point into the besieged Gaza Strip—will “hopefully” open tomorrow, World Health Organization officials said at a Thursday news conference. The United Nations agency has supplies sufficient to care…