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Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah
Biden and Netanyahu speak for the first time in a month amid deepening rift
By Kevin Liptak & Nikki Carvajal
Kirby says US has not seen Israeli plan to evacuate civilians in Rafah ahead of offensive in area
Rafah attack to be 'avoided at all costs' says EU, as Israel vows to invade
By Tamila Varshalomidze & Maziar Motamedi
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Formerly TwitterUNRWA
UNRWA
In the past two days, over 32,000 people have fled #Rafah
Families look for safety, but damage & destruction is their only horizon in the #GazaStrip. No place is safe from endless bombardment.
People forced to leave everything behind; their lives at risk every day #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/Mw4n0l6S5F
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UNRWA
UNRWA
🔹 On 26 May, an Israeli air strike hit an informal site where people were taking shelter close to an @UNRWA facility in Rafah. The area was outside Israeli prescribed evacuation zones
🔹 Israeli military operations in Rafah hinder aid agencies from bringing supplies into #Gaza
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian
manniefabian
The Israeli military suspects munitions or some other combustible substance it was unaware of caused a secondary explosion and a fire to spread in a complex housing displaced Gazans in southern Gaza's Rafah, killing Palestinian civilians, following an airstrike on two top Hamas… pic.twitter.com/cvNGkNKxbx
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Joe Truzman
JoeTruzman
Chief of the General Staff, Herzi HaLevi, in Rafah: “Completely dismantling Hamas is a national mission of the State of Israel.”
Full Remarks: “Look, we are here for several reasons. First, this is the last brigade that remains with full capabilities, and therefore we want to… pic.twitter.com/MRx20xgNjN
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Israel Says It Will Invade Rafah No Matter What the US Says
By Ethan Bronner & Iain Marlow
U.S. to propose to Israel alternative Rafah options
By Barak Ravid
Israel Agrees to Discuss Impending Rafah Invasion, White House Says
By Summer Said, Omar Abdel-Baqui & Vivian Salama
Netanyahu says 'no way' to eliminate Hamas without Rafah operation
By Loveday Morris, Hazem Balousha & Karen DeYoung
Biden warns Netanyahu against Rafah military operation
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland & Doina Chiacu
Biden speaks with Nentayahu amid rising tensions
By Franco Ordoñez
Top US diplomat warns Israel of global isolation if it attacks Rafah
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi & Humeyra Pamuk
Netanyahu says Israel 'determined' to carry out ground operation in Rafah despite Biden plea
By Jesse O'Neill
Major Rafah operation would be 'mistake,' Biden told Netanyahu
By Jonathan Lemire & Alexander Ward
Joe Biden warns Benjamin Netanyahu assault on Rafah would be 'a mistake'
By Felicia Schwartz & Neri Zilber
Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu vows to defy allies on Rafah invasion
By Nathan Williams & Mark Lowen
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By Aaron Boxerman, Cassandra Vinograd & Michael Crowley
Netanyahu to approve Rafah evacuation plan, Blinken to visit Friday
By Tovah Lazaroff
Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month
By Aamer Madhani, Julia Frankel & Zeke Miller
Blinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza's Rafah would be a mistake and isn't needed to defeat Hamas
By Matt Lee
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By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller & Julia Frankel
Israel's Netanyahu rebuffs US plea to halt Rafah offensive. Tensions rise ahead of Washington talks
By Josef Federman & Matt Lee
Blinken warns of stakes of Rafah offensive as Netanyahu again vows to press ahead
By Jennifer Hansler
Biden takes a political risk with his invitation to Israeli officials
By Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt & Kylie Atwood
Biden speaks with Netanyahu amid escalating tensions in U.S.-Israel, warns against Rafah invasion
By Carol Lee, Monica Alba & Rebecca Shabad
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Netanyahu says Israel to press on with Rafah assault plan
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi & Ari Rabinovitch
Netanyahu spurns Biden plea to call off Rafah assault in Gaza
By Bassam Masoud, Nidal Al-Mughrabi & Dan Williams
Biden gets Netanyahu to send delegation to Washington to resolve standoff over Rafah invasion
By Justin Ryan Gomez & Selina Wang
At Odds With Biden, Netanyahu Pushes Ahead With Plans for Rafah Invasion
By Thomas Fuller & Cassandra Vinograd