The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

Blinken makes surprise visit to meet Abbas in Ramallah; Israel claims to have struck ‘over 2,500 terror targets’ during campaign against Hamas

The route out of the bombarded territory for foreign nationals was closed on Saturday.

Hungry and desperate, some British Palestinians are having to leave family members behind in Gaza. Others can’t escape.

Efforts are ongoing to keep the Rafah crossing open.

For Gaza's two million residents, the Rafah border with Egypt serves as a vital lifeline. Over the years, this crossing has seen numerous shifts, openings, and closures, prompting the construction of illicit tunnels beneath it to facilitate the flow of people and goods. As the war between Israel and Hamas…

A Gaza worker returning to the enclave says he and co-workers were tortured, others report arrests by Israel.

Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla were granted permission to leave the strip on Friday

HUMZA Yousaf’s family have successfully managed to escape Gaza today after they were approved to cross the border into Egypt at the Rafah border…

Watch a view of the Rafah border on Friday 3 November, as more foreign nationals are expected to cross from Gaza into Egypt.