WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel’s war cabinet unanimously voted to approve an invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, shortly after Hamas said it had agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel.

The battle for Rafah has begun in Gaza, and it’s an essential part of Israel’s war of self-defense against Hamas. The ...

Meantime, both the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, have been exerting overwhelming pressure on Israel to avoid a ground operation in Rafah.

Israeli tanks entering the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on May 7, 2024. [Israeli army via AFP] Israel shelled Rafah on Thursday as US President Joe Biden ...

Three Palestinians, including a woman, sustained injuries on Friday as the Israeli army targeted residential areas in Rafah in the southern ... halting Israel’s brutal war, which has killed ...