Four officials from the PA, Israel and the United States told Axios that Israel made the request as Egypt threatened to disallow the transport of aid unless Israel withdrew from Rafah
Egyptian and Qatari mediators working on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will reconvene in Doha this week.
IDF launched multi-brigade operations in Gaza, targeting terror infrastructure. Air Force airstrikes and ground forces engaged with Hamas terrorists and neutralized terror infrastructure.
Though the Gaza-ruling terrorist organization had been putting out messages of so-called flexibility, they took a gamble with their attack on Kerem Shalom.
Israel allegedly obtained approval for an operation in Rafah as long as it doesn't strike Iran, according to Qatari reports.
UAE sends 370 tonnes of aid to northern Gaza via land convoy, marking a significant development amid efforts to provide humanitarian support.
Guterres will later travel to Jordan where he will visit UNRWA facilities and have a Ramadan Iftar with Palestinian refugees and UN staff in Amman.
Netanyahu referred to Rafah as "the last Hamas stronghold."
Escapees include nephews and nieces of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, and according to the list obtained by N12, the children of Sinwar's sister were smuggled through the Rafah crossing only recently.
It was unclear if these Palestinians had aggressive intentions or were civilians caught up in a chaotic moment.
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