Gaza: Threat of ground invasion looms over Rafah

UPDATED: Amid ongoing airstrikes targeting Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah and reports that Israeli forces have conducted a military operation inside the Nasser Hospital Complex, concerns over a potential ground invasion of the densely populated border city are escalating.

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Gaza: Threat of ground invasion looms over Rafah

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising

02 Nov 2023

The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on a densely-populated refugee camp near Gaza City, while a key hospital has stopped operations and UN humanitarians are unable to deliver aid to the north as the ground war intensifies.

Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams

09 May 2024

Some 80,000 people have left Rafah since Monday amid continuing Israeli bombardment in and around Gaza’s southernmost city overnight and into Thursday, UN humanitarians reported.

Gaza: As exodus from Rafah continues, UN urges reopening of aid lines

10 May 2024

With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday, UN humanitarians issued renewed calls for a ceasefire as “the only hope” to avert further bloodshed and restore desperately needed aid deliveries.