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Eight Palestinians freed by Israel to be deported: Egyptian media
The Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing received on Saturday eight Palestinian prisoners set for deportation after being released by Israel as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Hamas, Egypt’s Al-Qahera…
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At least 50 patients from Gaza enter Egypt via Rafah crossing
Cairo: Fifty patients from the Gaza Strip entered Egypt on Saturday through the Rafah crossing, the only link between the Palestinian enclave and Egypt, Egypt’s state-run Nile TV reported. They are the…
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Rafah crossing open to receive patients from Gaza: Egyptian official
Cairo: The Rafah crossing, the only channel linking Egypt with the Gaza Strip, is open and will start receiving patients from Gaza, Governor of Egypt’s North Sinai Governorate Khaled Megawer said. “The…
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Over 1100 aid trucks sent to Gaza via Rafah crossing: sources
Cairo: A total of 1,114 trucks of humanitarian aid have so far been sent to the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing since the border was reopened Sunday, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV…
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Israel says it will maintain control of Gaza-Egypt crossing
Jerusalem: Israel said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas. A statement by Prime Minister…
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Israeli forces violate ceasefire, kill 2 Palestinian children
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine-based group Hamas brokered on January 19 to bring relief to war-torn Gaza, has been marred by reports of continued violence. On the following day, two…
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Egypt intensifies preparation for aid delivery into Gaza via Rafah
Arish: Egyptian authorities have been intensifying aid delivery efforts in the North Sinai province bordering Gaza in preparation for the reopening of the Rafah crossing, the only channel linking the Gaza Strip…
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‘Shocking and brutal massacre’: World reacts to Israel’s al-Mawasi attacks
In yet another deadly attack on the war-torn Gaza Strip, Israeli forces launched an attack on the al-Mawasi camp, a designated humanitarian ‘safe zone’ for displaced Palestinian civilians, killing at least 90…
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900 militants killed by Israelis in Gaza’s Rafah: IDF
Jerusalem: Israel has killed about 900 militants in Rafah since the beginning of Israel’s ground assault on the southernmost city in Gaza in early May, Israel’s military Chief Herzi Halevi said. The…
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11 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing in Rafah
Gaza: At least 11 Palestinians were killed by an Israeli attack on tents housing displaced individuals in western Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, Palestinian security and medical sources said. The Israeli army fired…
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Death toll from Israeli bombing in Rafah rises to 25
Gaza: At least 25 Palestinians were killed due to gunfire and shells from Israeli tanks in the Al-Mawasi area, west of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, the Hamas-run health authorities…
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2 hostages killed in Israeli bombing in Rafah: Hamas
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Friday that two Israeli hostages were killed in an Israeli bombing in Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip. Al-Qassam Brigades said…
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Watch: Israeli soldiers convert Rafah mosque into restaurant
Israeli soldiers have converted a mosque in the war-torn Rafah border region into a restaurant, sparking outrage. A viral video that has surfaced on the internet purportedly shows some Israeli soldiers preparing…
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Jamia Millia Islamia students protest against Israeli attacks in Gaza
The students of various unions and organisations gathered at Jamia Millia Islamia on Tuesday to protest against the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza. The protest attended by hundreds was organised by student…
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Israeli operations force 1 mn people to flee Rafah: UN agency
Gaza: A UN agency said on Monday that the Israeli operations in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah have forced more than 1 million people to flee. The United Nations Relief and…
