Tag: rafah

Israel Says “Moving Ahead” With Rafah Ops In Gaza, Egypt Warns Of “Consequences”

April 25, 2024 admin

Israel launched its war against Hamas after its October 7 attack Israel on Wednesday said it was “moving ahead” with its planned operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to target Hamas, drawing a stern warning from neighbour Egypt. Here Are 10 Points On Israel-Hamas War A spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government…

World

Palestinian baby in Gaza born an orphan in an urgent caesarean section delivery after an Israeli strike

April 22, 2024 admin

A Palestinian baby girl, Sabreen Jouda, who was delivered prematurely after her mother was killed in an Israeli strike along with her husband and daughter, lies in an incubator in the Emirati hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. on April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her…

World

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Vows To Increase “Military Pressure” On Hamas

April 21, 2024 admin

File photo Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will increase “military pressure” on Palestinian group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. “In the coming days we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free our hostages,”…

World

Baby Delivered From Womb Of Palestinian Woman Killed With Husband In Israeli Strike On Gaza, Rafah

April 21, 2024 admin

The baby, weighing 1.4 kg and delivered in an emergency C-section, was stable and improving gradually A baby girl was delivered from the womb of a Palestinian killed along with her husband and daughter by an Israeli attack in the Gaza city of Rafah, where 19 people died overnight in intensified strikes, Palestinian health officials…

World

U.S. and Israeli defence chiefs meet to discuss plans for Gaza as tensions between the allies spike

March 26, 2024 admin

US defence leaders met with Israel’s minister of defence on Tuesday as the United States warns against a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but rising tensions between the two allies put any progress in question. In remarks at the start of the Pentagon meeting, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said they would…

World

Macron warns Israel over any Rafah forced population transfer

March 25, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron. File | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute “a war crime”. In a telephone call between the two leaders, Mr. Macron also “strongly condemned” Israel’s announcement Friday…

World

Netanyahu Approves Plan To Attack Rafah But Keeps Ceasefire Hopes Alive

March 16, 2024 admin

Gaza Strip/Cairo/Dubai: Israel on Friday approved a potential assault on the Gaza city of Rafah while also keeping ceasefire hopes alive with plans to send another delegation to Qatar for talks on a possible hostage deal with Palestinian group Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had ok’d a plan to attack the…

World

Netanyahu okays plan for operation in Gaza’s packed Rafah

March 16, 2024 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on March 15 he had approved the military’s plan for an operation in Rafah, where most of war-battered Gaza’s population has sought refuge. Mr. Netanyahu “approved the plans for action in Rafah,” his office said in a statement,…

World

Netanyahu Okays Plans For “Action In Rafah”, Despite Biden’s Warning

March 15, 2024 admin

The statement said the military was “prepared for the operational side”. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday he had approved the military’s plan for an operation in Rafah, where most of war-battered Gaza’s population has sought refuge. Netanyahu “approved the plans for action in Rafah,” his office said in a statement,…

World

Israeli Strike Hits Refugee Tents Near Rafah Hospital, 11 Killed

March 3, 2024 admin

Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike hit tents housing displaced civilians near a hospital in the southern city of Rafah Saturday, killing 11 and wounding dozens. The Israeli army said it had carried out a “precision strike” in the area of the hospital that targeted militants from the Islamic…

World