Tag: Rafah Border Crossing
‘No other choice’: Netanyahu defying Biden on Rafah operation
The IDF must clear Rafah of terrorists despite American opposition, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during Tuesday’s closed-door session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee.
The premier told the lawmakers that the...
Israel to try new ways to deliver aid after deadly stampede
The Israel Defense Forces will try new methods to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazans this week following a deadly stampede in Gaza City on Feb. 29.
Gazan civilians mobbed trucks carrying humanitarian aid supplies during the incident,...
Israel to open Kerem Shalom border crossing to direct Gazan aid
Earlier this month, Israel reportedly agreed in the coming days to open the Kerem Shalom border crossing for inspection of trucks bearing humanitarian aid, but it said at the time that the vehicles would still need...
Israel to open Kerem Shalom to inspect aid trucks
Israel will open the Kerem Shalom Crossing to inspect humanitarian aid trucks in the coming days. However, the trucks must still enter Gaza via the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
The Kerem Shalom Crossing, located at...
Mosque decision points to possible Sinwar escape route
Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar, considered one of the masterminds of the Oct. 7 massacre, may try to escape into Egypt through entry points under mosques, according to Israeli media reports.
Hamas's Religious...
UN chief visits Rafah border crossing ahead of Gaza aid delivery
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres toured on Friday the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, ahead of the expected delivery of aid to the Hamas-ruled enclave.
The first delivery is expected...
Egypt shuts Rafah border crossing amid tensions with Hamas
Egypt closed the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, amid increased tensions with Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
It is the first time that the crossing has been shut down during a workday...