The US president said he had made it clear to PM Netanyahu that if Israeli military ‘go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons’See all our Middle East crisis coverageAnalysis: Biden seeks to pull rank in US-Israel relationship – a trial of strength beckonsAt least 34,844 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli offensive in Gaza and 78,404 Palestinians injured, according to the territory’s health ministry. Thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings....
More than 1 million Palestinians are in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where Israel is considering expanding its ground operation.
Biden’s threat to halt shipments seems to leave some weapon types available to Israel as well as stockpiles and an unaffected air forceBiden Israel weapons comments – latest updatesThe volume of US military aid to Israel since 7 October last year suggests the intensity of the assault on Gaza would not have been possible without the continued supply of American bombs, shells and other munitions, some of which the US president, Joe Biden, is now threatening to halt after seven months of the...
Israel Moving Forward With Rafah Ground Offensive Summary: Hamas claims to accept ceasefire, hostage deal while Israel says 'This isn’t what we agreed to' Bombardment and air strikes on eastern Rafah Over 50 targets hit as IDF prepares for ground operation President Macron warns against ground op Civilians warned to evacuate. Tens of thousands of flyers dropped Biden phoned Netanyahu to urge against Rafah ground op without acceptable evacuation plan ...
Havana, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned on Tuesday that with the military offensive in Rafah, Israel is ramping up its acts of genocide against the Palestinian people. The post Cuba warns of aftermaths of Israel’s offensive in Rafah first appeared on Prensa Latina.
US Is Offering Israel A Strange Incentive To Hold Off Rafah Offensive Over the weekend The Washington Post has reported a strange incentive and quid pro quo that the US is offering Israel if it agrees to hold off on the Rafah offensive. The Biden administration is ready to hand over to Israel "sensitive intelligence" on the whereabouts of top Hamas leaders. The Washington Post cited four unnamed sources as saying the US "is offering Israel valuable assistance if it holds back,...
Move would mark significant pivot in relations as pressure builds on Israel to pull back from attack US officials have signalled to Israel that more arms shipments could be delayed if the Israeli military pushes ahead with an offensive in Rafah, Gaza, in what would mark the start of a major pivot in relations between the two countries.Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, confirmed on Wednesday that the Biden administration had paused the supply of thousands of large bombs to Israel, in...
Israel was supposed to be letting in more aid. But a move to seize the Rafah Crossing on the Gaza side and shut down all aid flowing into the strip indicates otherwise, as the crossing was a key pipeline for humanitarian assistance. Until now, it was the only crossing not controlled by Israel — it's supposed to be under the control of Egypt, per a 2007 agreement. According to an Israeli official, the operation "involved special ground troops and the Israeli air force" and "resulted in the...
Hamas's acceptance of the cease-fire deal came hours after Israel ordered an evacuation of Palestinians from eastern neighborhoods of Rafah, signaling an invasion was imminent.
British surgeon Dr Omar El-Taji has been in Gaza for more than a week with medical nonprofit Fajr Scientific, working in one of Gaza’s largest remaining hospitals as Israel’s invasion of Rafah deepens. The European hospital, which was founded by Unrwa with a grant from the EU, has limited resources and fewer local staff to deal with high numbers of patients being admitted with devastating injuries. ‘These people have gone through this for six to seven months now, they cannot go through this any...
IDF launches most intensive fighting in weeks as Oxfam warns Palestinians face deadly epidemic‘Total outrage’: US condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucksIsraeli troops have continued their offensives across Gaza, deploying tank fire, artillery bombardment and airstrikes against Hamas militants in the most intensive round of fighting for weeks.In the far south of the devastated territory on Monday, witnesses reported helicopter strikes and street battles in Rafah as the Israel...
Hundreds of thousands more people face displacement as military instructions suggest likely attack on centre of cityMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military has told residents of central Rafah to evacuate, signalling a major expansion of its military operations in the city and threatening the displacement of hundreds of thousands more people.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) seized the Rafah border crossing with Egypt last week in what it said was a “precise, targeted operation” after...