Middle East

Top international officials have criticized Israel’s military action in eastern Rafah, after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday ordered…

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demanded the occupation of the Palestinian city of Rafah and control of its crossing as…

CNN  —  The Biden administration is rushing to finish a high-stakes report due to Congress this week on whether Israel has violated…

CNN  —  The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel amid concerns over their potential use in a Rafah…

Twenty-three people were killed, including six children, in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah overnight, medical officials at hospitals in Rafah said in…

Long-running diplomatic talks aimed at deescalating the war appeared to be on the cusp of producing a ceasefire agreement in…

Israeli airstrikes killed a number of Palestinians and injured others early Tuesday, Palestinian officials said. In a statement published alongside…

CNN  —  Palestinian civilians told to evacuate eastern Rafah by the Israeli military have described their fear and despair at…

CNN  —  Gazans began leaving eastern Rafah on Monday after Israel’s military issued a call for residents there to “evacuate immediately.”…

CNN  —  Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from…