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# Rafah

Yesterday
25th April 2024
Israel says it is 'moving ahead' with planned operation in Gaza city of Rafah
Updated 25 Apr
5.9k
This week
21st April 2024 - 26th April 2024
Martin says people of Gaza being 'punished collectively' as he visits Rafah crossing
The Tánaiste said he “cannot rationally come to any other conclusion” after seeing some of the aid items being refused entry into Gaza by Israel.
Niall O'Connor
reports from Rafah
Updated 23 Apr
16.0k
Last week
14th April 2024 - 20th April 2024
Gaza official says Israeli strike killed nine family members in Rafah
20 Apr
5.1k
G7 asks 'all parties' to prevent further escalation amid reported Israeli strike on Iran
There has been no reaction from Israeli or Iranian officials to the overnight strikes.
Iran's official broadcaster said explosions were heard near the city of Isfahan.
US media quoted officials as saying that Washington received advance notice of the strike, but did not endorse the operation or play any part in its execution.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said there had been no damage to Iranian atomic sites.
Updated 19 Apr
40.3k
Tom Clonan: We have reached a dangerous moment in the Middle East conflict
Tom Clonan
Updated 15 Apr
10.7k
This month
April 2024
Leaders of France, Egypt, Jordan warn Israel against offensive in the city of Rafah
Israel pulled its forces out of the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday “to prepare for future missions”, the country’s defence minister said.
Egyptian state-linked media reported that talks in Cairo aimed at brokering a truce had made "significant progress".
However, Israel's Ynet news outlet cited an unidentified Israeli official as saying that "we still don't see a deal on the horizon".
A senior Hamas official meanwhile told AFP that "we cannot speak of concrete progress so far".
Updated 8 Apr
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Last month
March 2024
US attempts to distance itself from Israel but decisive test to come over Rafah assault
28 Mar
10.2k
Israel carries out overnight strikes on southern Gaza while pleas ring out for more aid
Updated 27 Mar
7.7k
Opinion: Israel's actions in Gaza have weakened our humanity — a ceasefire must come now
Karol Balfe
5 hrs ago
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Gaza ceasefire talks expected to resume as Netanyahu approves plans for military operation in Rafah
The White House, which has said an assault on Rafah would be a “red line” without credible civilian protection plans, said it had not seen the plan.
Hamas has proposed a six-week ceasefire and the exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, with Israel sending a delegation to Qatar for negotiations.
The main UN agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said that one in three children under two years of age are now acutely malnourished in northern Gaza.
Updated 16 Mar
9.0k
Paul Murphy: There should be no shamrock for 'Genocide Joe' over his stance on Israel
Paul Murphy
15 Mar
6.6k
'Thank god I made it out with my kids': Wife of Irish man stuck in Gaza pleads with govt for help
Since Israel scaled-up its war on Palestinians more than 70 Irish citizens have fled Gaza, but a small number remain.
9 Mar
7.5k
February
February 2024
UN says Israel 'systematically' blocking Gaza aid access
27 Feb
4.3k
Israeli military proposes 'plan for evacuating' Gaza civilians ahead of feared Rafah invasion
Updated 11 hrs ago
8.6k
Israeli tank hits NGO shelter in Khan Younis as overnight bombardment destroys mosque in Rafah
Updated 22 Feb
8.8k
Hunger in Gaza: 'We made bread using livestock fodder but now we've run out'
Palestinians were using livestock fodder to bake bread but they have now run out of that resource.
Malnourished new mothers are trying to figure out how to feed their infants in Gaza where formula has run out.
Families tell The Journal's reporter on the ground that they haven't eaten bread in three months.
Dima Jalal Saud reports from Rafah.
Updated 19 Feb
6.0k
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Shifting sands: The people of the West Bank are stuck in hellish game they never agreed to play
16 Feb
Giving birth in Gaza: 'I resorted to instructional videos on social media'
14 Feb
EU leaders call for 'humanitarian pause' as Israel sets mid-March deadline for assault on Rafah
Three-quarters of the displaced Palestinian population has fled to Rafah.
Updated 19 Feb
13.2k
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Shifting sands: The people of the West Bank are stuck in hellish game they never agreed to play
16 Feb
Thousands told to evacuate largest hospital in south Gaza as 9 dead after Israel strikes Lebanon
14 Feb
Rafah crisis: Simon Coveney accuses Israel of 'behaving like a rogue state'
13 Feb
WHO chief says south Gaza's largest hospital no longer functioning after Israeli siege and raid
Updated 18 Feb
12.2k
Shifting sands: The people of the West Bank are stuck in hellish game they never agreed to play
Hannah McCarthy
16 Feb
7.5k
US urges Israel not to carry out Rafah attack in Gaza without plan to keep civilians safe
16 Feb
4.8k
As global outcry over Gaza grows, a Tel Aviv politics expert tells us what Israelis think
Here’s what polling says about Israelis’ view of the military action in Gaza, its humanitarian cost and Netanyahu.
15 Feb
20.9k
Thousands told to evacuate largest hospital in south Gaza as 9 dead after Israel strikes Lebanon
14 Feb
8.4k
'Where is the escape?' - Reporting from Rafah amid escalating fears of an Israeli invasion
A reporter writing for The Journal describes how many displaced families now find themselves with few options left.
14 Feb
4.3k
Varadkar says he is abused on the street about Gaza, as Tánaiste says sanctions not ruled out
Varadkar said Israel has become “blinded by rage” and is not even listening to the advice of its close ally the United States anymore.
Taoiseach says he has been "shouted at and abused" by the public over the government's response to Gaza
Tánaiste says Ireland could impose travel ban on West Bank settlers even if EU does not make collective decision
UNRWA chief will meet with Micheál Martin in Dublin this week
13 Feb
21.8k
Rafah crisis: Simon Coveney accuses Israel of 'behaving like a rogue state'
Coveney was speaking as the international outcry over Israel’s planned offensive in Rafah grows.
Updated 13 Feb
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As Israel defies US to attack Rafah, where 1.4m people are trapped, what's the world's next move?
13 Feb
UN describes prospect of Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza as 'terrifying'
12 Feb
The EU's Israel-Gaza response has been poor according to two-thirds of Irish voters
12 Feb
Tom Clonan: Israel has pursued the relentless massacre of innocent Palestinians in Gaza
Tom Clonan
Updated 12 Feb
12.0k
UN describes prospect of Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza as 'terrifying'
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said he is in “no doubt” that the continued bombing of Rafah will ‘constitute a war crime’.
Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich has said the military operation in Rafah is "necessary" to continue the release of hostages and "eliminate" Hamas.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has today urged allies of Israel to stop sending it weapons as "too many people" are being killed in Gaza.
Updated 12 Feb
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As Israel defies US to attack Rafah, where 1.4m people are trapped, what's the world's next move?
13 Feb
Israel kills 'around 100' people in strikes on Rafah while recovering two hostages
12 Feb
The EU's Israel-Gaza response has been poor according to two-thirds of Irish voters
12 Feb
Israel kills 'around 100' people in strikes on Rafah while recovering two hostages
About 1.4 million Palestinians have crowded into Rafah, with many living in tents, while food, water and medicine are becoming scarce.
Updated 12 Feb
19.0k
Tánaiste condemns order given to Israeli troops to 'prepare to operate' in Rafah
Updated 10 Feb
12.3k
Netanyahu orders plans for evacuation of Rafah as aid agencies warn escalation will be 'catastrophic'
Rafah is the last major town in the Gaza Strip Israeli ground troops have yet to enter.
Updated 9 Feb
15.3k
US warns Israel of 'disaster' if it sends troops into Gaza's Rafah city
Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered troops to “prepare to operate” in Rafah, the last major urban area ground troops have yet to enter.
Updated 8 Feb
16.1k
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Qatar says Hamas response to new Gaza truce proposal is 'positive'
6 Feb
Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia for another Middle East tour a bid to secure Israel-Hamas truce
5 Feb
President Higgins warns of 'moment of global crisis' as Israel strikes refugee-dense southern Gaza
3 Feb
Israel hits southern city of Rafah crowded with hundreds of thousands of refugees
3 Feb
13.5k
This year
2024
MSF says healthcare system in Gaza has 'virtually collapsed' as death toll hits more than 23,700
Updated 12 Jan
14.7k
Last year
2023
UN postpones vote on calls for ceasefire in Gaza for second time
The members will reconvene to vote on Wednesday.
Updated 19 Dec 2023
15.3k
More Irish citizens set to leave Gaza via the Rafah Crossing today
Updated 16 Nov 2023
5.1k
From living in 'darkness and fear' to safety: Irish family on their relief in leaving Gaza
16 Nov 2023
14.5k
Varadkar doesn't regret Israel 'revenge' remark amid attempts to get Irish citizens out of Gaza
Updated 6 Nov 2023
15.8k
Tánaiste seeking 35 Irish citizens in Gaza to be evacuated via Egypt 'as early as possible'
Updated 1 Nov 2023
6.3k
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Egypt opens its borders to Gaza for Ramadan to help 'ease suffering'
18 May 2018
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Gaza conflict: Clinton to travel to Israel and Egypt for peace talks
20 Nov 2012
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