Israel Takes Gaza-Egypt Border, Destroys Tunnels in Rafah
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday secured control of the entire length of the Gaza Strip-Egypt border known as the Philadelphia Corridor, and discovered around 20 tunnels nearby as they continued their military operations in Rafah. The IDF also discovered a huge 1.5-kilometre-long tunnel complex filled with weapons and other facilities that served as […]
REPORT: New Viral Slogan Targeting Israel’s Campaign In Rafah Is AI-Generated
Artificial intelligence (AI) is responsible for a new viral slogan targeting Israel’s military campaign in Rafah, according to multiple reports. “All eyes on Rafah,” the image indicates, with rows of tents used to spell out the words amid what appeared to be millions of other tents stretching up to vanishing point against a mountainous horizon. […]
Rafah offensive by Israel didn’t cross Biden’s ‘red line,’ White House says
White House officials told reporters that an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in Rafah that killed two Hamas officials and dozens of civilians did not violate Biden’s “red lines,” primarily because the strike was not a large-scale ground operation. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, speaking to reporters at a White House press conference […]
Civilian Deaths from Rafah Strike ‘Awful’ But Hamas Hides Behind Civilians, Kept Munitions There
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” broadcast Wednesday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) said that the Israeli attack on the Rafah tent camp that killed civilians was “terrible,” but that Hamas was hiding behind them and “there was a pile of munitions there that exploded. Hamas was hiding munitions there, which exacerbated the damage.” Fetterman said the civilian […]
Dire warnings over Israeli operations in Rafah ‘becoming a reality’
US Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Samantha Power said on Wednesday that the “devastating consequences” the US has warned about are becoming a reality as Israel expands its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. “For many months now, President Biden and members of his administration, including myself, have made it clear […]
Israeli Military Suspects Hamas Munitions Caused Deadly Rafah Fire
The deadly fire that broke out in Rafah on Sunday night following an Israeli airstrike outside a designated “humanitarian zone” may have been caused by a secondary explosion of Hamas munitions near a civilian safety zone, the Israeli military said. The strike killed several senior Hamas officials and drew international condemnation for apparent civilian casualties, […]
Israeli Tanks Reach Center of Rafah; Will Fight Outward
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks reached the center of Rafah town on Tuesday, multiple media reports said, signaling that Israel intends to fight towards the perimeter rather than surround it from the outside. of The Wall Street Journal report: Israeli tanks advanced further into Rafah on Tuesday, witnesses said, as the army announced it was […]
US still does not assess Israel carrying out full-scale Rafah operation
The United States does not assess that the Israeli military has conducted a major ground invasion into Rafah, administration officials reiterated on Tuesday. The latest assessment, which was provided first by Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh and followed up by National Security Council coordinator John Kirby, came days after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah led […]
Israel-Hamas war: IDF tanks push into Rafah, Hamas fires rockets | LiveNOW from FOX
Israel vs Hamas today: Israeli Government official Tal Heinrich provided an update on the war in Rafah. Israeli war coverage: … source
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Israel’s Rafah strike: ‘An indefensible atrocity’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) slammed the Israeli attack that killed at least 45 people over the weekend as an “inexcusable atrocity,” amid growing criticism of the Israeli military’s operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the Israeli attack on the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah targeted a […]