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Topic: Rafah border

US backed & Israel endorsed aid reaches Gaza, sees a slow start

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is a private group delivering aid in Rafah, among other Gazan cities. This aid system has been criticised by the UN as inadequate & flawed.

Israel hits dozen targets in Gaza as ceasefire deadlock breaks, Palestine says 100 dead

Attacks, wider in scale than regular drone strikes, will continue for 'as long as necessary', says Israel. Hamas claims Israel overturned ceasefire agreement, leaving hostages in a lurch.

11 people including 6 children killed as Israeli tanks push into Khan Younis in South Gaza

Families left their homes and headed westwards towards the designated safe area of Al-Mawasi as the Israeli military issued evacuation orders.

India calls Rafah strike ‘heartbreaking’, welcomes Ireland, Spain, Norway recognition for Palestine

MEA said India has consistently called for protection of civilians & respect for humanitarian law in ongoing conflict, pointed out that India had recognised Palestine in 1980s.

Israeli forces take control of buffer zone along border between Gaza Strip and Egypt

The border with Egypt along the southern edge was the Gaza Strip’s only land border that Israel had not controlled directly.

Israeli tanks advance into Rafah’s centre despite global outcry

An attack on Sunday had sparked a massive blaze in a tent camp, killing at least 45 Palestinians, more than half of them children, women and the elderly.

‘Strikes in Rafah didn’t intend to cause civilian casualties, will be investigated,’ says Netanyahu

An Israeli airstrike Monday triggered a fire in tent camp in Gazan city of Rafah, killing 45. Speaking in parliament, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says, 'something went tragically wrong'.

US, Israel discuss Gaza strategy amid concerns over potential Rafah invasion

Security advisors of two countries discussed upcoming Israel Memorial Day and strategies to defeat Hamas in Gaza.

US halts shipment of some weapons to Israel, as battles rage around Rafah

Israel threatened major assault on Rafah to defeat thousands of Hamas fighters it says are holed up there, but Western nations & UN have warned it would be humanitarian catastrophe.

US pauses shipment to Israel in opposition to its attempt to invade Gaza city of Rafah

Biden administration has been trying to head off full-scale assault by Israelis against Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinian have sought refuge from combat.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.