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An emergency doctor working in Rafah and nearby Khan Yunis said that with humanitarian access compromised, the health situation was 'catastrophic'.

Israel shells Rafah as Biden vows arms suspension, calls US President's statement 'disappointing' 

An emergency doctor working in Rafah and nearby Khan Yunis said that with humanitarian access compromised, the health situation was 'catastrophic'.

Israel shelled Rafah on Thursday as US President Joe Biden offered his starkest warning yet over the conduct of its war against Hamas, vowing to cut off arms transfers if an offensive into the southern Gaza city goes ahead.
Israel has already defied international objections by sending in tanks and conducting "targeted raids" in the border city, which it says is home to Hamas's last remaining battalions -- but is also crowded with displaced Palestinian civilians.
AFP journalists reported heavy shelling in Rafah early Thursday, and the Israeli military later said it was also striking "Hamas positions" further north in the centre of the Gaza Strip.
In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Biden warned he would stop US weapons supplies to Israel if it pushed ahead with its long-threatened Rafah ground offensive.
Israel on Thursday called the threat "very disappointing."
Biden told CNN that, "If they go into Rafah, I'm not supplying the weapons that have been used... to deal with the cities." He added: "We're not gonna supply the weapons and the artillery shells that have been used."
Israel early Tuesday seized Rafah's border crossing into Egypt, which has served as the main entry point for aid into besieged Gaza.
The White House condemned the interruption to humanitarian deliveries at the time, and the secretary of defence later confirmed Washington had paused a shipment of heavy bombs to Israel after it failed to address concerns over its Rafah ground incursion.
"Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs," Biden said in his interview. "It's just wrong."
He insisted, however, that the United States, Israel's staunchest ally, was "not walking away from Israel's security".
In Israel's first reaction to Biden's threat, its ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, called it "a difficult and very disappointing statement to hear from a president to whom we have been grateful since the beginning of the war."
The United States, along with Egypt and Cairo, has been heavily involved in talks currently under way in Cairo aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the seven-month war.
'Extreme fear'&nbsp;
The Israeli military said Wednesday it was reopening another major aid crossing into Gaza, Kerem Shalom, as well as the Erez crossing.
But the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said the Kerem Shalom crossing -- which Israel shut after a rocket attack killed four soldiers on Sunday -- remained closed.
Late Wednesday, the army said a soldier was lightly wounded when the Kerem Shalom area was again targeted by rockets.
The heavy shelling in Rafah overnight into Thursday followed a day of what the Israeli military said were "targeted raids on the Gazan side of Rafah crossing", in the city's east.
Civilian life in Rafah "has completely ceased", said displaced Gazan Marwan al-Masri, 35, noting "the streets are empty" in the western part of the city.
"We are living in Rafah in extreme fear and endless anxiety," said Muhanad Ahmad Qishta, 29.
"Places the Israeli army claims to be safe are also being bombed," he told AFP.
'Catastrophic' health situation&nbsp;
An emergency doctor working in Rafah and nearby Khan Yunis said that with humanitarian access compromised, the health situation was "catastrophic".
"The smell of sewage is rife everywhere," said the doctor, James Smith. "It's been getting worse over the course of the last couple of days."
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that hospitals in southern Gaza had only "three days of fuel left" because of the border closures.
"Without fuel all humanitarian operations will stop."
The war in Gaza was sparked by Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
Israel in response vowed to crush Hamas and launched a military offensive that has killed at least 34,844 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
Militants also took about 250 hostages. Israel estimates 128 of them remain in Gaza, including 36 who officials say are dead.
Truce talks&nbsp;
Talks involving Qatari, US and Hamas delegations aimed at cementing a long-stalled ceasefire deal would continue Thursday in Cairo, said Al-Qahera News, which is linked to Egyptian intelligence.
It added, citing an informed source, that Islamic Jihad, which is fighting alongside Hamas, and the Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, were also participating and "are open" to reaching a deal.
Al-Qahera added that efforts were underway to "iron out points of contention in the negotiations."
A senior Hamas official said the latest round of negotiations would be "decisive".
Hamas "insists on the rightful demands of its people", the official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak publicly about the negotiations.
In Jerusalem, CIA director Bill Burns met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the "possibility of Israel pausing the operation in Rafah in exchange for hostage releases", an Israeli official said, also on condition of anonymity.
The Hamas official had previously warned the Cairo talks would be Israel's "last chance" to free the hostages still in militants' hands.
Mediator Qatar also appealed "for urgent international action to prevent Rafah from being invaded and a crime of genocide being committed".
Palestinian analyst Mkhaimar Abusada said Israel's seizure of the Rafah crossing could be an attempt to create new facts on the ground, or a bid to "sabotage the truce talks".
Netanyahu has described the Rafah operation as "a very important step" in denying Hamas "a passage that was essential for establishing its reign of terror".

The invasion came a day after it released an order making the 1.2 million of population of the city flee to uncertain areas. Earlier, Israel closed the Kerem Shalom border, which was the major route to deliver aid to Gaza. 

Why Israel's ground offensive in Rafah crosses a 'red line'?

Even if the Palestinians escape the Israeli attack, will they survive the lack of basic humanitarian needs?

Even if the Palestinians escape the Israeli attack, will they survive the lack of basic humanitarian needs?

Despite grave warnings by the United Nations and global powers like the US, UK and Germany, Israel has launched a ground offensive in Rafah. The Israeli Defense Forces on May 7 sent tanks into the city in southern Gaza, and blocked its border crossing with Egypt. The invasion came a day after it asked around 1.2 million people taking refuge in the area to flee and launched aerial strikes on Rafah. Civilians are now running for their lives or trapped with no food, fuel and other basic amenities.
Where will the refugees go? When Israel launched a full-scale war against Hamas, in retaliation to the October 7, 2023 attack on the Jewish state, civilians got caught in the crossfire. Concentrating on Hamas strongholds in Northern Gaza, the IDF asked civilians to evacuate to the South. Rafah, soon, became home to 100,000 refugees turned out of their homes. Even after months of incessant airstrikes, bombing of schools and hospitals, shelling by ground troops and widespread search operations, Israel is yet to rescue about 130 hostages, still in the custody of Hamas. But, President Benjamin Netanyahu has been very clear, that the nation would not rest until the hostages are rescued and the terrorist network is &lsquo;dismantled&rsquo;.
On May 5, Israel said it was sending troops into Rafah and asked refugees and civilians to evacuate. Within 24 hours, Israeli jets struck two areas in eastern Rafah. On May 7, Israel sent tanks into the are and blocked the Kerem Shalom border with Egypt. Refugees who were taking shelter in the previously declared &lsquo;safe zone&rsquo; have been forced flee once again. But where will these people, around 1.2 million in number, go? Israel suggested they head to Al-Mawasi and Khan Younis. But Al-Mawasi neither has the capacity to accommodate such a large population nor the infrastructure or basic amenities to support life. Khan Younis has already been destroyed by Israeli bombs in the early stages of the war. There is a famine there, along with scarcity of water and electricity.
Even if the Palestinians escape the Israeli attack, will they survive the lack of basic humanitarian needs? How did the world react? US released a statement saying it paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Mediator Qatar urged the international community to prevent Rafah 'genocide'.
Russia insisted that Israel strictly observe international humanitarian law after the tanks rolled in. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
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About 1.2 million people are currently sheltered in Rafah, according to the World Health Organization, most having fled there from elsewhere in Gaza during the seven-month war.

Israel evacuating 100,000 people from east Rafah, closes crossing used to deliver Gaza aid    

About 1.2 million people are currently sheltering in Rafah, according to the World Health Organization, most having fled there from elsewhere in Gaza during the seven-month war.

About 1.2 million people are currently sheltered in Rafah, according to the World Health Organization, most having fled there from elsewhere in Gaza during the seven-month war.

The Israeli army said on May 6 that it was evacuating about 100,000 people from eastern Rafah, ahead of an expected ground assault in the southern city of Gaza.&nbsp;
"The estimate is around 100,000 people," a military spokesman told journalists when asked how many people were being evacuated.&nbsp;&nbsp;
About 1.2 million people are currently sheltering in Rafah, according to the World Health Organization, most having fled there from elsewhere in Gaza during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas Palestinian militants.&nbsp;
The evacuation "is part of our plans to dismantle Hamas ... we had a violent reminder of their presence and their operational abilities in Rafah yesterday," the military spokesman said.&nbsp;
"This is an evacuation plan to get people out of harm's way."&nbsp;
On Sunday, three Israeli soldiers were killed and a dozen wounded, the army said, when a barrage of rockets was fired towards the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and Gaza.&nbsp;
The army said the rockets were fired from an area adjacent to Rafah. The soldiers were hit while guarding heavy machinery, tanks and bulldozers stationed in the area.&nbsp;
Rain fell on Monday as the army airdropped leaflets advising about the evacuation, an AFP correspondent said.&nbsp; Hamas's armed wing claimed the rocket attack, which led Israeli authorities to close the crossing, used to deliver aid into Gaza.&nbsp; &nbsp;

The UK's government is considering stopping the arms exports to Israel as they are launching military action in densely populated Rafah area in Gaza Strip.

Israel Hamas war: Israel's Rafah offensive to cost Netanyahu his allies?

The UK's government is considering stopping the arms exports to Israel as the IDF launches military action in the densely populated Rafah area in Gaza.

The UK's government is considering stopping the arms exports to Israel as the IDF launches military action in the densely populated Rafah area in Gaza.

As Israel prepares for a massive ground offensive in one of Gaza's most densely populated areas, the Jewish nation's historic allies are reconsidering their support to Netanyahu's unrelenting attack.
Israel Defence Forces have intensified airstrikes on Rafah, where an estimated 1.5 million Palestinians have sought refuge, despite warnings from allies.&nbsp; &nbsp;
As the worsening humanitarian crisis is mounting diplomatic pressure on the West, the United Kingdom may be considering suspension of arms exports to Israel.&nbsp;
The Guardian quoted Ministerial sources report that the UK could move quickly if legal advice suggests that Israel's actions are in violation of International law.&nbsp;
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that a military offensive in Rafah without harming civilians and destroying homes is not possible.
In a debate in the House of Commons, Foreign Minister Andrew Mitchell called an offensive in Rafah a 'red line' for the UK. He said they have warned the Israeli government against launching a military attack in the densely populated area, as it would have devastating consequences.
UK officials were accused by a Palestinian diplomat on Wednesday of violating the international 'Arms Trade Treaty' signed in Geneva. An article in the treaty forbids the signatories from transferring conventional weapons to a nation or a group, if it's known that the arms would be used for genocide or crimes against humanity.
The UK has given 144 standard licences to Israel worth &pound;42m in 2022.
The Hague district court earlier this month ordered the Dutch government to stop the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel within a week, as there is a severe risk of violations of International Humanitarian Law.

Rafah crossing in Gaza opens for people
Wounded people needing treatment allowed to enter Gaza
Humanitarian aid trucks have been entering Gaza


Gaza: wounded people, foreigners leave for Egypt as Rafah crossing opens

Rafah border opens to allow wounded people to be taken to Egypt
Rafah border opens to allow wounded people to be taken to Egypt
Reports: foreign nationals will be allowed to leave Gaza&nbsp;through&nbsp;Rafah&nbsp;crossing

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<li>Rafah crossing in Gaza opens for people</li>
<li>Wounded people needing treatment allowed to enter Gaza</li>
<li>Humanitarian aid trucks have been entering Gaza</li>
</ul>

Hundreds of foreign passport holders and wounded trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn territory on Wednesday as the Rafah crossing to Egypt opened to allow people to through the border point.&nbsp;
Convoys of desperately needed aid have been passing between Egypt and Gaza through the Rafah crossing.&nbsp;
Large crowds gathered at the crossing with reports indicating 545 foreigners and dual nationals along with about 90 sick and wounded were expected to leave
After being allowed into the terminal area, huge queues formed around crossing booths for checks on passports and other documents.
Ambulances waited on the Egyptian side to take away the wounded and sick.
The zone around the terminal has been hit during Israeli air raids on Gaza after the Hamas attacks which Israeli authorities say left 1,400 dead, mostly civilians. Another 240 people were taken hostage.
Some of those being taken out for treatment in Egyptian hospitals are among more than 15,000 wounded in retaliatory Israeli strikes, which the Hamas-run health ministry says have killed more than 8,500 people, two-thirds of them women and children.

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