Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called it a "tragic mishap." The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed its "deep concern" over Israeli air strikes Sunday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah ...

A small number of Palestinians and foreign nationals have finally been able to leave Gaza, after weeks of intense negotiations resulted in the partial opening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.

Displaced Palestinians crowded into tents in Rafah are waiting with dread for an anticipated Israeli ground assault on the city – with nowhere left to flee once troops move in. One million ...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Some of the more than 1 million displaced Palestinians in Gaza's southern city of Rafah are weighing the risks of whether to stay or flee as concerns grow of a military ...

What's next for Rafah Israeli tanks rumbled into southern Gaza and seized control of the critical Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Israel and Hamas are trying yet again to work out a ceasefire in ...

Some 1.4 million Palestinians are believed to be in Rafah. As Israel continues to indicate plans to launch a ground offensive into Rafah, aid organizations warn that an invasion would be a ...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) - Lashed by the rain and fearful of Israeli bombs, Palestinian civilians headed out of sodden tented camps or family homes in Rafah on Monday to seek refuge ...

And every time I took a breath in the border city of Rafah, I was reminded of my sister Taghreed’s words: “I am inhaling the scent of the history of my land.” Her eyes would glow with ...

When Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah this week, seizing control of its vital border crossing with neighboring Egypt, they appeared to be edging dangerously close to ...