While leaders are trying to achieve a breakthrough deal as they push for a ceasefire in Gaza but amidst the talks the plight of hostages remain uncertain. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas War: Israeli Foreign Minister says Hostage deal will defer Rafah offensive

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Israel on next week to discuss with officials about Netanyahu's planned Rafah incursion as well as talks for a hostage release deal. Watch in for more details!

Report: Antony Blinken set to visit Israel on Tuesday to halt Netanyahu's Rafah plan

The Israeli military has massed dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles along its border with the southern Gaza strip in what appears to be a preparation for an invasion of the border city of Rafah. The tanks and armoured vehicles are stationed near Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing next to Rafah. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas war: Israel masses dozens of tanks near Rafah border

Israel reportedly warned Egypt that this was the "last chance" for a hostage deal with Hamas before it attacked Rafah, Axios reported. On Friday (Apr 27), talks between Israeli officials and the Egyptian delegation to discuss Israel's upcoming offensive in Rafah and efforts to reach a hostage deal with Hamas came to an end.

Israel gives Egypt 'last chance' for hostage deal before Rafah attack

The Israeli military has massed dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles along its border with the southern Gaza strip in what appears to be a preparation for an invasion of the border city of Rafah. The tanks and armoured vehicles are stationed near Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing next to Rafah. American Diplomat Anthony Blinken is planning to travel to Israel on Tuesday after returning from his trip to China. Reports suggest that Blinken will travel to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas war: Blinken plans to visit Israel | Will US stop Israel's Rafah offensive?

Israel-Hamas war: Armoured vehicles stationed near Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing

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Israel's Rafah onslaught inevitable? | Russia pounds Ukraine, alert sounded

An Egyptian delegation is in Israel to broker a ceasefire deal between Tel Aviv and Hamas in Gaza. The envoys warned that Israeli ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah City will have catastrophic consequences for regional stability. Meanwhile, Israel is determined for Rafah assault. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas war | War to continue until Hamas is wiped out: Israel

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Stoltenberg takes to the skies | Israel readies for Rafah assault

Israel says it is ready for a Rafah offensive which it claims is the last stronghold of the Hamas militant group. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas war: IDF preparing to evacuate Palestinians from Rafah

The US' White House strongly rejected giving Israel a green light Thursday to invade the southern Gazan city of Rafah in exchange for Tel Aviv committing to carry out a "limited" retaliation against Iran. Watch in for more details!

BREAKING: US denies giving Israel green light to invade Rafah

The Egyptian government is threatening to void the historic peace treaty between Israel and Egypt as Rafah lies at the border of Egypt and Gaza. Watch in for more details!

Egypt-Israel split over Rafah: Egypt threatens to void Egypt peace treaty

The Israeli Prime Minister said on Monday a date was set for an invasion of Rafah. Rafah is the last refuge for Palestinian civilians displaced by a relentless bombardment that has flattened their home neighborhoods. Watch in for more details!

Israel War: Netanyahu says entry into Rafah 'will happen-there is a date'

An Israeli official has confirmed the purchase of 40,000 tents, hinting at preparations for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city.

Israel to buy 40,000 tents for evacuating Palestinians from Rafah before launching ground offensive: Report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been diagnosed with Hernia, in strong remarks on Sunday (Mar 31) made it clear that the pressure put by US is not the reason why Rafah operation has not yet been started.

‘US pressure will not stop us,’ says Netanyahu as Israel approves ‘operational plans’ for action in Rafah

Israel has asked the White House to reschedule a high-level meeting on military plans for Gaza's southern city of Rafah that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had abruptly canceled, officials said on Wednesday, in an apparent bid to ease tensions between the two allies.

Israel asks US to reschedule meeting on Rafah, White House says 'working with Israel to set a date'

Benjamin Netanyahu told the top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Friday that Israel was prepared to "do it alone" if Washington opposes its plans for an assault on Rafah, the Gaza city where more than a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering.

Netanyahu tells Blinken Israel will 'do it alone' in Rafah push

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (Mar 20) reiterated that Israel will launch a ground offensive against Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, however, it will "take some time" for the forces to be prepared for such an action.

Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu says preparations for ground assault on Rafah will ‘take some time’

The rift is widening between the United States and Israel over the prospects of a Rafah invasion. Addressing the Israeli Parliament Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposed the suggestion of the United States to refrain from a Rafah offensive. Netanyahu asserted that he is firm on extending the ground assault into Rafah which he termed as the last stronghold of the Palestinian militants.

Israel war: US and Israel do not see eye-to-eye on Rafah

Israel-Hamas war: The fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants continued around Gaza's strategically located Al-Shifa hospital after Israel claimed to have taken control of the medical facility on Tuesday (March 19) following an early morning raid on Monday.

US rules out support for Israel PM Netayahu's Rafah assault plan amid Gaza truce talks

Thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv called for an "election now" during a protest against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday. Benjamin Netanyahu has approved plans for an attack on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, where more than a million people displaced from elsewhere in the territory have sought shelter, officials in Israel have said. Watch this video to know more.

Israel war: Netanyahu vows to go ahead with Rafah assault

Amid the unrelenting aggression by Israel the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are in desperate need for urgent aid. Washington it is working to coordinate a multinational effort that's to set up a maritime aid corridor into Gaza and this is a part of US strategy of flooding The Zone with humanitarian assistance.

Israel-Hamas war: Israel to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of offensive

Israel targeted one of the largest residential towers in Rafah on Saturday (March 9), located in the southern Gaza Strip, according to residents. A 12-floor structure near the border with Egypt, sustained damage in the strike, leading to dozens of families being displaced, fortunately, no casualties were reported.

Israel strikes key residential tower in southern Rafah as ceasefire talks stall

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