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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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UK Defence Minister to visit Israel, West Bank to push humanitarian aid in
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza is scheduled to open for foreign nationals and dual citizens to exit the strip, including 63 US citizens and individuals from Romania, the UK, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, along with 13 United Nations personnel intending to enter Gaza.
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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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Hamas releases 10 Israelis, 4 Thai hostages on sixth day of truce
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has confirmed the release of over 14 hostages, including 10 Israelis and four Thai nationals, from Hamas captivity.
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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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Israel announces brief suspension of military activities in Rafah city
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Rafah border crossing is the only access point in and out of Gaza that is not controlled by Israel. An agreement was reached to allow foreign passport holders and critically injured civilians to depart through Rafah.
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Rafah border: Thousands pass through evacuation corridor opened for civili
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a video posted by the COGAT on X, thousands of civilians were seen crossing the border to save their lives amid Israel Hamas war in the region.
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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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Israel-Hamas war: Gaza fatalities surpass 10,000; Rafah border crossing re
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a tragic development, over 10,000 Palestinians have lost their lives in Gaza since hostilities began on October 7, simultaneously, the Rafah border crossing reopens following an Israeli airstrike.
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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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