The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that its forces had taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army stated that its 401st Armored Brigade had taken “operational control” of the Rafah crossing from the Palestinian side. It …

The Israeli negotiating team will depart for Egypt today for ceasefire talks and discussions on a prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas. “The team will go to Cairo to listen and ask questions because the gap is significant,” said an unnamed Israeli official to Israel’s Channel 12. The Palestinian Hamas movement …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern on Tuesday over the escalation of Israeli military activities in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. “I am disturbed by the Israeli military activity in Rafah,” Guterres said at a press conference. Emphasizing the immense importance of reopening the Rafah and Kerem …