Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire to halt the ... The damage in Khan Younis and Rafah has also increased as Israel expanded its offensive from northern Gaza to the rest of the territory.

Last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied international calls by sending Israeli troops into Rafah, a key Hamas stronghold ... depiction on the Madaba Map from the mid-sixth century ...

Palestinians get a first glimpse at the destroyed southern city of Rafah in Gaza after Israeli troops withdrew following the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

Negotiators were trying to clinch agreement on Tuesday on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza after marathon talks in ...

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed they had carried out an air strike on "a Hamas compound in Rafah," where ... it calls its “last major stronghold”.

The diplomatic pressure on Israel to stay out of Rafah, Hamas’s final stronghold, has become enormous. Hezbollah has escalated its attacks, and warnings descend daily from the White House ...