Category: Rafah
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Canada pledges more visas for Gazans, says it’s ‘horrified’ by Israeli attack in Rafah By Reuters
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By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada said on Monday it would issue visas to 5,000 residents of the Gaza Strip, more than it initially pledged, and said it was “horrified” by the Israeli air strike on Rafah that caused a fire that killed 45 people. . The visas for…
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ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah operation
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The International Court of Justice in The Hague ordered Israel to halt its military operation in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, due to the “direct threat” to the rights of the civilian population. The court also ordered that free access be provided to the Rafah border crossing between the…
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US paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion-official By Reuters
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Written by Mike Stone, Steve Holland and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of US President Joe Biden halted an arms shipment to Israel last week in objection to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, a senior US administration…