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The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

Lapid, Olmert slam Israel’s plans for ‘concentration camps’ in Gaza’s Rafah

Former Israeli prime ministers join chorus of concern over plans to set up ‘humanitarian city’ in Rafah.

Al Jazeera

Israel increased Rafah demolition to prepare for Gaza forced transfer plan

Satellite data shows destruction before plan to transfer entire population of Gaza to a ‘concentration zone’ in Rafah.

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces kill 110 Palestinians in Gaza as truce talks falter

Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire without warning on Palestinians at a GHF site in Rafah, killing at least 34.

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Yes, Israel’s plan for Rafah would be a crime – but international law has never protected Gaza

Palestinians continue to hold on to the practice we call sumoud – refusing to give up or leave – despite the world turning its back on us, says Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK

Israel turning Gaza into ‘graveyard of children and starving’: UNRWA chief

Since May, some 800 Palestinians killed at aid sites, most run by controversial US- and Israel-backed GHF, UN says.

Al Jazeera

Plans to relocate Gazans to a ‘humanitarian city’ look like a crime against humanity – international law expert

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are refusing to implement a government plan to move hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a what it calls a “humanitarian city” in Rafah on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt. Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, chief of the IDF general staff said the plan was not…

The Conversation

Israel insists on keeping troops in Gaza. That complicates truce talks with Hamas

As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip — a condition that could derail the talks

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Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity?

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced a controversial plan to move up to 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a designated “humanitarian area” on the ruins of the southern city of Rafah.

The Conversation

Israeli defence minister’s Gaza proposal marks escalation from incitement of war crimes to official planning for mass forced displacement

Plans for an internment camp on ruins of Rafah are ‘unviable, impractical and morally depraved’ but should be taken seriously

The Guardian - UK

Gaza health system overwhelmed by casualties at aid distributions, says Red Cross – as it happened

The ICRC said ‘the scale and frequency of these incidents are without precedent’

The Guardian - UK

Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’

Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ but experts call the plan an internment camp for all Palestinians in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

‘Death or food’: The Palestinians killed by Israel at Gaza’s aid centres

Palestinians still flock to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, even after hundreds are killed by Israeli forces.

Al Jazeera

At least 40 more Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, say medics and officials

Shootings by Israeli forces raise death toll of such incidents in Gaza in last two weeks to more than 500

The Guardian - UK

Irish citizens released from detention in Egypt

Ireland’s deputy premier has expressed deep concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Evening Standard

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Al Jazeera

Egypt, Libya stop activists gathering for March to Gaza, organisers say

Security sources say dozens have been detained or deported from Cairo airport and other locations.

Evening Standard

Phone and passport confiscated in Egypt from Irish politician marching to Gaza

Paul Murphy was among a large group of people attempting to reach the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

International Business Times UK

What to Know About the 'Global March to Gaza' on 15 June: Purpose, Timeline and How to Join

Thousands from over 50 countries have joined the Global March to Gaza to demand humanitarian access through Rafah. Learn what it is, the route, and how to join.

Euronews

Egypt blocks activists from march to Gaza to draw attention to humanitarian crisis

Egypt says its side of the Rafah crossing remains open, but access to the Strip has been blocked since Israel seized the Palestinian side as part of its war with Hamas.

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Al Jazeera

Egypt deports dozens of activists before planned march to Gaza border

Activists from around the world have been planning to march to Gaza in a bid to end Israel’s blockade.

The Independent UK

‘Apocalyptic’ video shows hundreds of Palestinians rushing to secure aid

Footage posted to social media shows hundreds of Palestinians rush to enter an aid site in west Rafah to secure food and supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in scenes described as "apocalyptic".

Al Jazeera

What is the Global March to Gaza all about?

The Global March to Gaza aims to pressure world leaders to end Israel’s genocidal war in the Palestinian enclave.

The Guardian - UK

From Gaza prisoner to ‘the Israeli agent’: how rise of Abu Shabab could ignite new phase of war

In email exchange, leader of clan that Israel acknowledges arming blames Hamas for war and for looting of aid trucks

Euronews

Land convoy sets off for Gaza from Tunisia to protest against Israeli blockade of Strip

The convoy of buses and cars plans to traverse Tunisia, Libya and Egypt before reaching Rafah, the border crossing with Egypt that has remained largely closed since Israel's military took control of the Gaza side in May 2024.

The Guardian - UK

At least four killed by Israeli fire near Gaza food point, officials say

Shooting happened about a kilometre from distribution site in Rafah run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Al Jazeera

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill more than 70, including several near aid site

Medical sources say eight killed in a shooting incident near an aid distribution site west of Rafah in southern Gaza.

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