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Israel's move into Rafah and its takeover of a major border crossing on Tuesday sparked international discussion and condemnation, as about 1.4 million civilians taking shelter in the southern Gaza city found themselves in the potential crossfire of an invasion. Israel initiated 'targeted strikes' in eastern Rafah on Monday before seizing control of the Rafah crossing on the Gazan side.

The U.S. military has finished building a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “As of today, the U.S. military has completed the off-shore construction of the Trident pier section, or the causeway, which is the component that will eventually be anchored to the Gaza shore,” deputy press…

The United Nations and aid groups are urgently asking Israel to reopen Gaza’s border crossings and reduce military operations in the southern city of Rafah to deal with a humanitarian crisis affecting over one million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.  U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres made desperate pleas for Israel to ease its…

Israel’s military seized control of the Rafah border crossing in Gaza Tuesday, according to officials. The Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) tanks rolled into the southern city of Gaza, which houses around 1.3 million people early Tuesday. The seizure of the border crossing, critical for delivering humanitarian aid, comes after militant group Hamas said it would…

Hamas has agreed to a temporary ceasefire offer from Israel, a Hamas official confirmed to The Hill. The news comes amid rising fears that Israel is set to launch an invasion of Rafah, a southern city in Gaza where about a million Gazans are sheltering. Hamas’s head of political and international relations, Dr. Basem…

The Biden administration halted a shipment of ammunition bound for Israel last week, Axios first reported, as pressure rises over the Israeli military’s promised invasion of Rafah in Gaza. Israeli officials were left scrambling as to why the shipment was withheld, Axios reported, while  CNN reported that the decision was unrelated to U.S. opposition to…

World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain had a discussion with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, mentioning a ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza. During the conversation, McCain explained how conflicts lead to famine and the severity of the situation in the north.

Pro-Palestine demonstrations at the University of Mississippi were overtaken with counter protesters Thursday, resulting in a viral clip of white students taunting a Black student. The video was shared online and applauded by a Republican lawmaker. “Ole Miss taking care of business,” Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) posted on social media platform X. The video has…

Former President Trump posted a campaign ad on his Truth Social site praising various counter protestors on college campuses, including students who held up the U.S. flag. “While colleges work to control their students, at UNC Chapel Hill, they are restoring order,” the video starts. The ad displays scenes of pro-Palestinian students…

Reports of potential arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials over their actions during the Oct. 7 attack and the subsequent Gaza conflict have led to intense pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and calls from pro-Israel U.S. lawmakers and the Biden administration to refrain from taking action due to a perceived lack of jurisdiction.