Tag: Rafah

CAIRO – Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss ...

‘Rafah operation would weaken Israel’s position in talks with Hamas’

WASHINGTON - The United States believes a major military operation in Rafah would weaken Israel's position in hostage talks with ...

Israeli tanks encircle eastern half of Rafah

by Hager Saeed

CAIRO - Israeli tanks captured the main road dividing the eastern and western halves of Rafah on Friday, effectively encircling ...

Egypt repeats warning of repercussions of current escalation in Palestine’s Rafah

by Gazette Staff

CAIRO - Egypt has repeated its warning to all parties of the repercussions of the current escalation in Rafah city ...

High-level source: Egypt’s security delegation warns Israel of consequences of attacking Rafah crossing

by Gazette Staff

A high-level source announced on Tuesday that the Egyptian security delegation warned its Israeli counterpart of the consequences of invading ...

Israeli forces seize Gaza side of Rafah border crossing, putting ceasefire talks on knife’s edge

An Israeli tank brigade seized control on Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt ...

Jordan FM warns Netanyahu “jeopardizing” ceasefire deal by bombing Rafah

AMMAN - Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jeopardizing a ceasefire deal ...

Israel strikes Rafah

Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces are now striking targets in ...

Israeli war cabinet agrees to continue military operation in Palestinian Rafah