Bharat Express

Rafah

Hamas excluded Arbel Yehuda, a civilian hostage, from the swap. Hamas assured that Yehuda is alive and in good health. It promised to release her in the third swap set for next Saturday.

Authorities confirmed that Yahya Sinwar was killed by a gunshot to the head during an Israeli Defense Forces operation in southern Gaza.

Firing from planes, tanks, and ships along the coast prompted more residents to abandon the city, which had previously housed over a million displaced persons

UNRWA reported that thousands of families are now sheltering in damaged or destroyed facilities in Khan Younis

Israel launched its military operation into Rafah in early May, despite international concerns about the safety of people sheltering in the city on Gaza's border with Egypt

The Saudi foreign ministry urged the international community to intervene immediately to halt the massacres carried out by the Israeli forces

Israel made no indication that it was planning to change course in Rafah, claiming that the court had gotten it wrong

The rise of urban conflict in besieged Gaza has fuelled US concerns that Israel faces years of counterinsurgency operation

24 Palestinians were killed overnight when Israeli jets struck multiple places in central Gaza

The United States, along with Egypt and Cairo, has been deeply involved in talks underway in Cairo to negotiate a ceasefire in the seven-month war