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Palestinians fleeing with their belongings ride atop their vehicle in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024.

In Rafah, Gaza's displaced are caught between tanks and tents

Reporting from the besieged city, Al Majalla speaks to Palestinians having to move yet again, as Israel's army rolls into a city in a ground invasion that even its friends warned it against.

Salem Al Rayyes 30, May 2024

Biden-Netanyahu 'disagreement' over Rafah

Fares Garabet 13, May 2024

Palestinians travel in an animal-drawn cart as they flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah on May 9, 2024.

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Israel's Rafah invasion aimed at pressuring Hamas in ceasefire talks

Netanyahu hopes to extract even greater concessions from Hamas as his invasion coincides with talks in Cairo, where the group agreed to a deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US

Salem Al Rayyes 12, May 2024

An Egyptian army M60 main battle tank and an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is deployed near the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on March 23, 2024.

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Egypt acts to protect Sinai as Israel starts Rafah invasion

Cairo unites Bedouins and tribesmen to boost security in the face of a possible influx of Gaza residents escaping the horrors of war and starvation

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Israeli assault on Rafah imminent

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