Egypt to join South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel

Egypt says it will formally join the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip.

UN chief urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ as Gaza death toll tops 35,000

The UN Secretary-General has renewed his call for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip as the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian territory surpasses 35,000.

UN: About 110,000 people flee Rafah

About 110,000 people have fled Rafah in southern Gaza and food and fuel supplies in the area are critically low, a United Nations official said.

Australia opposes Rafah offensive

The Australian foreign minister has reiterated her country’s objections to a major Israeli ground offensive into Rafah.

ICRC calls for protection of civilians in Rafah amid Israel’s offensive

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned in February that a significant Israeli military operation in Rafah would pose a disastrous risk to the civilian population given the more than 1 million displaced Palestinians now living in the southern Gaza Strip.

By Batool Subeiti

Will a ceasefire take effect?

BEIRUT - The Israeli occupation entity cannot breathe without American oxygen and is effectively bound by the supreme American interests.

WHO warns Israeli incursion into Rafah would be a ‘bloodbath’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned an Israeli incursion into Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians at risk and turn into a “bloodbath” with the health system in shambles, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.

Netanyahu: Israel will enter Rafah with or without deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war.

Hamas warns against Rafah onslaught

Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh has said tens of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip have been killed by using US weapons, adding that Washington’s veto against the establishment of a Palestinian state at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) effectively provides political protection for Tel Aviv’s actions.

Israeli strike kills 9 family members in Rafah

Gaza's civil defense agency said Saturday an overnight Israeli strike killed nine members of a Palestinian family including six children in the southern city of Rafah.

UN refugee chief: Atrocious dilemma if Palestinians flee to Egypt

The UN refugee chief says “we must fervently do everything” to avoid the prospect of Palestinians fleeing into Egypt from Rafah in southern Gaza because it would make resolving the conflict “impossible”.

About 55% of Khan Younis structures destroyed or damaged: experts

An estimated 55 percent of the buildings in the Khan Younis area – about 45,000 buildings – have been destroyed or damaged, according to Corey Scher of the City University of New York and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University, two mapping experts who used satellite imagery to track destruction.

Save the Children: Rafah situation overwhelmingly catastrophic

The situation in Rafah is “overwhelmingly catastrophic” as an estimated 1.5 million people remain crammed in a patch of land that was home to 250,000 before the war, according to Save the Children.

Russia, China veto US resolution on Gaza

Algeria also votes against the US-drafted resolution

Russia and China veto a UN Security Council draft resolution on Gaza proposed by the United States.

Israel a ‘very divided society’ as war drags on

The way Israelis view the war in Gaza really depends on who you speak to. Israel is an incredibly divided society. It has been for a very long time, but these fissures have come to the fore much more in recent weeks, particularly as the death toll in Gaza rises.

Most Palestinians would remain in Gaza in case of Rafah invasion: survey

Poll shows strong Palestinian support for October 7 attacks

The survey by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) presents interesting findings about perceptions of a potential Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, al Jazeera reported on Thursday.

Trump's son-in-law praises 'very valuable' potential of Gaza property

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Donald Trump and former White House adviser, has said Gaza's "waterfront property" has a “very valuable” potential, suggesting Israel should remove civilians while it “cleans up” the area, Euronews reported on Wednesday.

Israel bombs aid distribution center in Rafah

A Palestinian journalist has posted footage on his Instagram account showing the bloodstained floor of an aid distribution center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Rafah in the south Gaza Strip.

By Faramarz Koupayeh

Scholz cannot exonerate himself from complicity in Gaza crimes

Like President Joe Biden, Chancellor Olaf Scholz Biden emboldened Benjamin Netanyahu to commit crimes in Gaza. However, they both are expressing concern about Israel’s plan to attack the southern city of Rafah which is sheltering more than half of the internally displaced Gazan population.