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Middle East latest: Israel says it will maintain control of Gaza-Egypt crossing

Israel says it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas

The Independent UK

‘Skull without a jaw’: Gaza survivors search for what remains of the dead

Palestinians are taking the opportunity provided by the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to search for the remains of loved ones.

Al Jazeera

Palestinians hoping to return to Gaza’s Rafah find city in ruins

As an Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins, rubble is all that’s left in large swaths of southern Gaza’s Rafah.

Al Jazeera

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After Celebrations, Displaced Gazans Return Home To Destruction

Columns of people hundreds strong were making their way home in northern Gaza on Sunday, flanked on both sides by countless buildings turned to rubble, as a ceasefire took effect in the Palestinian territory.

International Business Times

Palestinians in Gaza desperate to travel abroad for life-saving treatment

Patients eagerly await the reopening of the Rafah crossing to get the critical medical care they need to survive.

Al Jazeera

Israeli Forces Withdraw From Parts Of Rafah Ahead Of Ceasefire

Israeli forces withdraw from Rafah before ceasefire. Netanyahu demands hostage list for truce.

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Displaced Palestinians Hopeful For Ceasefire Deal To End Year-Long War

Displaced Palestinians in Rafah express hope for the ceasefire deal to bring an end to the conflict and restore normalcy in their lives.

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We didn’t make it to the Paralympics, but we still have hope: the Gazan paracyclist

As part of the Guardian’s Gaza Voices series this year, Hazem Suleiman told of how the roads he trained on had been destroyed. Now, he’s raising money for other amputees

The Guardian - UK

Israel strikes flour distribution line, kills 50 across Gaza

Palestinian death toll in besieged Gaza Strip rises to 44,758 amid relentless Israeli attacks, health authorities say.

Al Jazeera

Will politicians and terrorist leaders live forever in the age of AI?

Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of the Hamas militant organisation, was killed by the Israeli military in the south Gazan city of Rafah in October 2024. Given the role Sinwar played in the planning and execution of the October 7 terrorist attack, as well as his role in the development…

The Conversation

Israeli Forces Successfully Eliminate Hamas Leader In Rafah

Israeli PM Netanyahu's decision to proceed with military operation in Rafah validated by experts. Israel successfully eliminated Hamas leader Sinwar, prais...

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Israeli Tank Fires At Building Sheltering Hamas Leader Sinwar

Israeli military targets Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a building with tank fire after a confrontation in Rafah. Video footage captures the operation.

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What the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could mean for the Middle East – expert Q&A

Israel has announced it has killed Hamas military leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. Sinwar was apparently killed in a chance encounter on October 16 after a tank unit opened fire on a group of Palestinian men running into a building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. His body was…

The Conversation

Middle East crisis: Biden, Starmer and Macron say ‘immediate necessity’ to end Gaza war – as it happened

Trio join Olaf Scholz in calling for war to end, while reports say Yahya Sinwar was killed by gunshot to head

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Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Killed In IDF Operation

Analysis of IDF footage and satellite imagery reveals the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a residential area of Rafah.

Evening Standard

Netanyahu says ‘evil has suffered a heavy blow’ as he confirms Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza

Sinwar was killed during a ground operation in the city of Rafah, with US leaders hoping his death spells ‘opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza’

Al Jazeera

One year of Israel’s war on Gaza: Key moments since October 7

Despite thousands of deaths in the last year in Gaza, Israel’s war has expanded to other fronts in the region.

The Independent UK

Tracing one displaced family's year of moves across the devastated Gaza Strip

The Abu Jarad family lost the stability and comfort of their northern Gaza home when Israel launched its campaign in retaliation for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

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The Independent UK

A displaced family's year of fleeing across the devastated Gaza Strip

The Abu Jarad family lost the stability and comfort of their northern Gaza home when Israel launched its campaign in retaliation for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

The Guardian - UK

‘It felt like death was chasing us’: one Gaza family’s attempt to evade Israeli strikes – visualised

The artist Maisara Baroud and his family have been displaced 12 times since the start of the Israel-Gaza war. In pictures and words, he describes their journey and the impact of the fighting

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces kill dozens across Gaza as tanks advance deeper into Rafah

At least 13 people, including children, were killed in Israeli attacks on two homes in Rafah, medical sources say.

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill 14 In Central Gaza City

Recent developments in Rafah highlight the ongoing conflict between IDF and Hamas, with hostages found dead in tunnels, escalating tensions in the region.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: A visit to Gaza reveals rubble, tunnels and new asphalt along Egypt's border

The Israeli military gave journalists a tour of the barren strip of land on Gaza’s southern border that has become a major obstacle in talks over a cease-fire — and to a nearby, devastated district where troops have been battling militants for months.

International Business Times

Israel's National Workers Union To Strike Over Delays In Hostage Deal, Airport To Close

The bodies of six hostages, including Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were found in a tunnel in Rafah overnight.

The Independent UK

Israel Gaza: Netanyahu vows Hamas will pay heavy price over hostage deaths as UK suspends arms exports

Families of captives blame Benjamin Netanyahu after bodies of six captured by Hamas found killed just days before

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