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New drinking water infrastructure for Gaza being implemented
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) reported that on Monday the first phase for establishing a water line from mobile desalination facilities located on the Egyptian side to the Rafah crossing was c
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Israel to use two crossings to help screen humanitarian aid for Gaza: IDF
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to IDF, the trucks will then be forwarded to international aid organisations in Gaza through the Rafah crossing in Egypt.
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Hamas releases six Israelis on seventh day of truce deal
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As Israel announced a one-day extension in the Israel-Hamas truce deal, the Hamas terror group released six more Israeli hostages to Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday night.
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"We condemn false claims of Prime Ministers of Spain, Belgium who give sup
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following comments made by the Prime Minister of Spain and the Prime Minister of Belgium at the Rafah Crossing in preparation for the return of 13 Israeli Hostages, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen issued instructions to Israeli Ambassadors in these nations to relay sharp reprimands regarding t
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First group of Israeli hostages handed over to Red Cross, en route to Rafa
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The release of 13 hostages, mother and children, is the first of four expected stages. Notably, Hamas has agreed to release some 50 hostages, which include women and children over the four days of the truce with Israel.
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UAE aid convoy sets off towards Rafah crossing, bound for Gaza Strip
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The convoy comprises 13 trucks carrying a total of 272.5 tonnes of aid. These include 10 trucks carrying 16,800 food packages weighing 252 tonnes to support 84,000 people, and 3 trucks carrying 360 tents weighing 20.5 tonnes.
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"Enough is enough": UN calls for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaz
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The United Nations on Monday reiterated its demand for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza amid the war with Israel and said that keeping an entire population besieged, under attack and denied access to amenities is "unacceptable"
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Jordan airdrops "urgent medical aid" into Gaza bypassing Israeli embargo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Medical aid was airdropped into Gaza by the Jordan Air Force, bypassing Israel's tight embargo on aid entering the Strip, Times of Israel reported.
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At least 400 foreign nationals expected to leave Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
At least 400 foreign nationals are expected to leave Gaza and enter Egypt through the Rafah crossing, a Palestinian official at the crossing, Wael Abu Umar, told CNN on Thursday.
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"It has been a top priority": US on evacuating its citizens, foreign natio
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
During the press briefing, State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller said, "It has been a top priority for the United States to get Rafah open, not just for the trucks coming in, but for US nationals and other foreign nationals coming out."
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Hamas are modern-day Nazis....they are rulers of Gaza: Israeli envoy at UN
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Israel's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan has called Hamas "modern-day Nazis" and added that the terrorist group is not seeking a solution to the conflict.
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Biden speaks to Al-Sisi, appreciates Egypt's role in delivery of humanitar
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
United States President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and appreciated Egypt's leading role in efforts to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Gaza.
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