Israel cuts off Gaza's southern city of Rafah and vows to 'vigorously' expand in the territory

War in Gaza: By creating the buffer zone around Rafah, Israel is effectively shrinking Gazans’ territory by twenty percent. Forced…

Israel Finishes Corridor Cutting Off Rafah

Israel announced Saturday it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza, as the military said it would soon expand "vigorously" in most of the small coastal territory. Palestinians were further squeezed into shrinking areas of land,...

Israel military expands operations in Gaza City, encircles Rafah

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli forces have launched new operations in Gaza City aimed at strengthening control over the area, dismantling Hamas infrastructure and expanding a designated "security zone" there, a military spokesperson said Saturday. The latest offensive in the…

Israel completes new ‘security corridor’ separating Rafah from Gaza Strip

ISRAEL announced it has completed the construction of the new Morag corridor, essentially separating the southern city of Rafah from the rest of the…

Israeli forces encircle Rafah as offensive in Gaza intensifiesIsraeli forces encircle Rafah as offensive in Gaza intensifies

Israeli forces have completed the encirclement of Gaza's Rafah, the military said on Saturday, part of an announced plan to seize more areas of the enclave, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population. The military has issued repeated evacuation warnings to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians across Rafah since it resumed operations in Gaza on March 18, forcing them into a diminishing space limited by the sea. Israel said on April…

Israel cuts off Gaza's southern city Rafah, vows to expand territory

Israel says it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza.