May 27 Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' after Rafah strike kills at least 45 Palestinians By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The mistake only added to the surging international criticism Israel has faced over its war with Hamas. Israel insists it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world's top courts, one of which last week demanded… Continue reading
May 26 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Severe storms across central U.S. kill at least 14 people, delay Indy 500 In our news wrap Sunday, powerful storms killed at least 14 people across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and delayed the start of the Indy 500, Israel and Hamas exchanged fire across Gaza’s border, at least 123 people died in intensified… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 1:56 News Wrap: New Israeli attacks reportedly kill more than 40 Palestinians across Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel pressed ahead with its assault on Rafah despite international criticism, a Russian strike on a residential area of Kharkiv killed at least two people, Secretary of Defense Austin resumed his duties after undergoing a… Continue watching
May 21 UN suspends food distribution in Rafah after supplies are depleted By Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The warning came as Israel seeks to contain the international fallout from a request at the world’s top war crimes court for arrest warrants targeting both Israeli and Hamas leaders. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: UN's highest court hears request from South Africa on Israel's offensive in Rafah By Molly Quell, Associated Press It is the fourth time South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice for emergency measures since the nation launched proceedings alleging that Israel’s military action in its war with Hamas in Gaza amounts to genocide. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 4:38 Israel faces diplomatic pressure to avoid assault on Rafah By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The United Nations says more than 360,000 Gazans who fled to Rafah have now been forced to flee again as Israeli troops attack sectors of the city in a bid to rout Hamas. Also in Rafah, the first foreign U.N. Continue watching
May 12 Israel advances into Rafah in Gaza's south while battling regrouped Hamas in the north By Wafaa Shurafa, Joseph Krauss, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Sunday and battled Hamas in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago but where militants have regrouped. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Israel expands Rafah evacuation orders ahead of potential military operation In our news wrap Saturday, Israel issued more evacuation orders forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee Rafah, Russian forces took control of five villages outside Kharkiv amid a renewed offensive in Ukraine’s northeast, flash floods in Afghanistan, Brazil… Continue watching
May 11 Israel orders 40,000 new evacuations in Rafah as it expands military offensive By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation closer to the heavily populated central area, in defiance of growing pressure from close… Continue reading
May 10 Civilians flee Rafah for the north as heavy fighting keeps Gaza aid crossings closed By Wafaa Shurafa, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Over a million Palestinians have fled to Rafah to escape fighting elsewhere, with many packed into U.N.-run shelters or squalid tent camps. The city on the border with Egypt is also a crucial hub for bringing in food, medicine, fuel… Continue reading