Israel’s challenges

Prime Minister Netanyahu is a man under huge pressure on multiple fronts. Some of his own making and some not. Read more

Three Israeli soldiers killed in booby-trapped building

Three soldiers were killed when a booby-trapped building in Rafah blew up on Wednesday, the Israel Defence Forces said. Read more

Israel: Civilians killed by fire that broke out after Rafah strike

Noncombatants were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah on Sunday night due to a fire that broke out after the attack, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday. Read more

‘Shameless’: Israelis heap scorn on The Hague’s Rafah ruling

Israelis heaped scorn on the International Court of Justice for apparently ruling on Friday that Israel must scale back or end its military operations in Rafah. Read more

Ambiguous International Court ruling unlikely to end Rafah military operations

An ambiguously worded ruling by the International Court of Justice does not rule out continued military operations in Rafah, Israeli officials said on Sunday, with one analyst saying Israel’s refutation of claims of “genocide” should end the ICJ’s jurisdiction once and for all. Read more

International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt Rafah operations

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operations in Rafah on Friday. Read more

Dr. Phil’s moral clarity

It’s not surprising that the press had a field day following Dr. Phil’s interview on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu. Read more

Israel forces operating in eastern Rafah and other Gaza areas

Israel military forces continued operating in eastern Rafah, as well as in the northern Gaza areas of Jabaliya and Zeitoun, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more

Israel begins evacuating Palestinians from Rafah

The Israel Defence Forces began evacuating Palestinians in parts of Rafah today, ahead of an expected military advance on the city. Read more

IDF begins isolating Rafah, orders 40,000 tents

The Israel Defence Forces has begun isolating Rafah in southern Gaza and has started taking steps to evacuate the city’s civilian population, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday. Read more

Blinken’s Rafah blunder

In a press conference on Thursday in Cairo, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated his opposition to an Israeli ground operation in Rafah, saying that such a move would be a “mistake.” Read more

PM says Israel will not keep civilians trapped in Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not leave civilians trapped in Rafah when its forces begin a long-expected assault on the southern Gaza city where more than a million Palestinians have taken shelter. Read more

Hamas presses on with Gaza truce talks without Israel

Hamas and Egyptian mediators are pressing on with talks in Cairo on securing a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel’s decision not to send a delegation, as Washington pressed again for a truce, the release of hostages and a plan to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe. Read more

Australia must back up warning to Israel ‘with action’

Australia had been told to back up its stern words against Israel with action after a federal minister used a major international platform to warn against a full-blown assault in southern Gaza.
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Palestinians pin hopes on Gaza truce before Rafah push

The top United States diplomat has met Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler in a visit that Palestinians hope will deliver a truce before a threatened Israeli assault on Rafah, the border city where about half of the population is sheltering. Read more

Israel to open Kerem Shalom to inspect aid trucks

Israel will open the Kerem Shalom Crossing to inspect humanitarian aid trucks soon. Read more