Growing panic in Rafah; protests over Pa...

The United Nations said at least 798 Palestinians were killed near aid-distribution sites in Gaza between May 27th and July 7th 

As debate time ended for Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s tax-cutting package moved to a special session known as vote-a-rama. 

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said that Iran could start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months”. 

Palestinians are trapped in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, where about 1.5 million people have sought refuge. After bombings this weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening a ground invasion. Palestinian journalist Aseel Mousa takes us inside Rafah, and t ... Show More

Rafah, a tiny city at Gaza’s border with Egypt, is currently sheltering more than half of the territory’s population. Many, crammed together in tent cities, have already relocated multiple times, as Israel’s war with Hamas has pushed them further and further south. Now, as Israel ... Show More

This episode contains strong language and descriptions of war.After months of telling residents in the Gaza Strip to move south for safety, Israel now says it plans to invade Rafah, the territory’s southernmost city. More than a million people are effectively trapped there withou ... Show More

Mientras sigue bombardeando Gaza, el ejército israelí ha hecho lo que llevaba semanas anunciando: entrar en Rafah, el punto más al sur de la Franja, y el último refugio de los palestinos, que desde el 7 de octubre han ido desplazándose allí. Son casi un millón y medio de personas ... Show More

No food, water, or health care facilities, no communication with the outside world, and the constant threat of bombardments.These are the desperate conditions under which Gazans are living, says Juliette Touma, the spokesperson for UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, who ... Show More

Officials from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry say Israeli strikes on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians to the west of Rafah have reportedly killed at least twenty-one people. The tents that were reportedly hit were in Al-Mawasi. Israel has denied targeting the area. Newsho ... Show More

Israel’s invasion of Rafah has gone ahead, and as so many predicted, innocent civilians are paying the price. Last week saw an airstrike on a UN facility in Tal al-Sultan that killed Hamas commanders, but also left tens of non-combatants dead. Piers brings Deputy Permanent Observ ... Show More