US officials have again raised concerns with their Israeli counterparts
Mahmoud Abbas says any attack on city could see large numbers of Palestinians flee Gaza entirely.
Israeli military said it was prepared ready to storm Rafah city of besieged Gaza strip and is awaiting orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This as Israel said it was poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah ahead of the planned assault but its allies and neighbours, including Egypt, continue to warn Tel Aviv against the operation. Cairo has said Israel's potential assault on Rafah will cause widespread destruction. Watch the video for more.
IDF confirms buying thousands of tents for evacuation, raising fears over long-threatened attackIsrael has reportedly deployed extra artillery and armoured personnel carriers to the Gaza Strip periphery, suggesting that the military is preparing for its long-threatened ground offensive on Rafah, the only place of relative safety for at least 1.4 million displaced Palestinian civilians.Israeli daily Ma’ariv also said on Wednesday that troops had been put on alert and “the governing principle of...
Dozens of cities have adopted resolutions calling for a cease-fire but some officials want to stay out of the issue.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated that it’s “not clear” that it’s even possible for Israel to have “a credible plan” for an invasion of Rafah that the White House
Tel Aviv threatens to invade southern Rafah city where over a million Palestinians displaced by Israeli bombardment are sheltering
CAPRI, Italy (AP) — Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of
Virtual meeting took place at White House between U.S. and Israeli officials. American officials expressed 'concerns with various courses of action in Rafah,' the White House said in a readout of the meeting. Both sides agreed to further talks
America's Confused Commander-In-Chief Warns Israel Against Attacking Israel While Democratic strategists have long tried to downplay and dismiss President Biden's obvious age and cognitive issues—which have been on continual display of late—he has just made fresh comments which illustrate the dangers of these persistent issues for the Commander-in-Chief and for the nation at a moment the Middle East stands on the brink of major war. The 81-year-old president said in an interview...
Mediators are working on a compromise that will answer most of both parties’ main demands.
Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel on Friday with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on Gaza's city of Rafah -- on the border with Egypt -- could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability.