U.S. pushes for U.N. to support temporary Gaza ceasefire, oppose Rafah assault

A general view of the UN Security Council meeting (UNSC) on the situation in the Middle East on Nov.29, 2023 in New York, United States. The U.S. has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and opposing a major ground offensive by its ally Israel … Read more

Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians: Reuters

Children stand outside their tents at a camp set up for people displaced from Khan Yunis and areas north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza border city with Egypt on Feb. 15, 2024, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.  Mohammed Abed | Afp | Getty Images Egypt is preparing an area at the Gaza border which could accommodate Palestinians in case … Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden again tells Netanyahu that Rafah civilians must be protected

President Joe Biden (L) listens to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he joins a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday again told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he should not proceed with military action in Rafah without a credible and executable plan to protect … Read more