Israel’s Rafah operation, explained

Pentagon is holding a press briefing as Israel continues its Rafah operation. This comes as Israeli forces seized the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, pressing their offensive into the southern city. Israel says Rafah is Hamas’ last stronghold, however the United States opposes a full-scale invasion of the city without a “credible” plan for protecting civilians. Rafah is currently filled with more than a million displaced civilians huddling in tents and overcrowded apartments.

Israel's military operation in Rafah has hindered truce negotiations with Hamas, stated mediator Qatar on Tuesday. Especially in the past few weeks, we have seen...

Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in the area on 6 May, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency...