Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more

ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 465

Rafah Border Crossing

Palestinians evacuate patients from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders for the area on August 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
October 18, 2024, 3:15 pm
High Court tells state to draw up formal procedure for Gaza medical evacuations
Human rights groups noted in a June petition that 14,000 Gazan civilians are in need of medical treatment outside Gaza; only 225 have since been evacuated
By Jeremy Sharon
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar attends a farewell ceremony in honor of then-police chief Kobi Shabtai at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 14, 2024, 11:31 am
Shin Bet head met with Egypt intel chief over stalled hostage deal talks – report
Ronen Bar said to hold discussions in Cairo with Abbas Kamel on engaging with Hamas’s Sinwar, resolving contentious issues of Rafah Border Crossing and Philadelphi Corridor
By ToI Staff
Egyptian army soldiers guard their side of the Rafah crossing, closed since early May, on July 4, 2024. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
August 11, 2024, 8:42 am
Egypt pushing for Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza’s Rafah Crossing – report
Plan said to be first step in larger move enabling PA to take over other strategic areas of Strip after war against Hamas ends
By ToI Staff
Supporters and relatives of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip since October lift placards during a rally to demand their release in Tel Aviv on August 3, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
August 7, 2024, 4:17 am
Netanyahu accused of undercutting Israeli credibility in Gaza truce talks
Officials say assurances to Qatar, Egypt and US made by security chiefs representing Jerusalem have been abandoned once the prime minister is consulted, gumming up negotiations
By Jacob Magid
People attend a protest march for hostages held in Gaza, marking 300 days since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, on August 1, 2024. (Pro-Democracy Movement/ Noam Amir)
August 5, 2024, 9:36 pm
Hostage talks on hold until after Iran response, replacement of Haniyeh — officials
Hamas expected to harden stances, but mediators still plan to try and advance negotiations, which were on verge of breakthrough before assassination, two sources tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
A view of the Philadelphi Corridor, the Egypt-Gaza border area in Rafah, on June 18, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
July 24, 2024, 10:12 am
Egypt showing flexibility on IDF staying along its Gaza border to block arms smuggling
Cairo is moving toward Israeli position despite public declarations, which could harm Hamas effort to ensure total IDF retreat as part of hostage deal, officials tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press conference in Tel Aviv on July 13, 2024, during the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (Nir Elias / POOL / AFP)
July 14, 2024, 1:01 am
Netanyahu claims he’s sticking to Biden-backed plan. Text of offer suggests otherwise
PM says demand for Israel to retain control of Philadelphi Corridor is part of proposal he approved in May — but that offer says IDF will completely withdraw from Gaza in 2nd phase
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets White House Middle East czar Brett McGurk in Jerusalem, July 10, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
July 10, 2024, 7:07 pm
PM tells Biden envoy he wants deal ‘as long as Israel’s red lines are maintained’
Brett McGurk meets with Netanyahu and Gallant after Cairo summit; defense minister says IDF will withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border if solution found for arms smuggling
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A Palestinian stranded in Egypt waits to cross Rafah crossing to the Gaza Strip at Rafah, Egypt, after a temporary truce came into effect, November 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
June 7, 2024, 11:55 pm
Talks on reopening Rafah Crossing stuck over Netanyahu refusal to allow PA involvement
Israel’s security establishment backs including PA in running border terminal, but is handcuffed by political echelon which believes it has other options, officials tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, left, speaks during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 4, 2024, 2:12 am
Biden says Israel ready to advance deal, urges Qatari pressure on Hamas to agree
Israeli officials accuse PM of harming talks with comments that pushed Hamas to ask for clarity about clauses purposely kept ambiguous so the sides would agree to 1st stage of deal
By Jacob Magid
FILE — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, June 3, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
June 3, 2024, 5:36 pm
PM says Biden version of deal ‘incomplete’; US: It accurately reflects Israeli offer
Claim Israel will end war before Hamas toppled, hostages freed is ‘incorrect,’ says Netanyahu, but Kirby says going public with proposal was about pressuring Hamas, not jamming PM
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Passersby observe the photos of hostages held in the Gaza Strip that are plastered to the walls of a plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 17, 2024 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty).
June 3, 2024, 2:48 pm
Egypt says Hamas views hostage-truce proposal ‘positively,’ awaits Israeli response
Foreign Minister Shoukry repeats Cairo’s rejection of Israeli control of Rafah border crossing; Israeli official tells NBC that Biden’s description of proposal is ‘not accurate’
By Lazar Berman
Israeli forces operating on the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces/AFP)
June 1, 2024, 5:50 pm
Israeli, Egyptian and US officials to hold talks Sunday on reopening Rafah Crossing
Official tells outlet linked to Egypt’s intel services that Cairo is demanding ‘total Israeli withdrawal’ from Gazan side of terminal, which has been closed since IDF takeover
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A displaced Palestinian man displays food items for sale in front of destroyed buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 24, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
June 1, 2024, 12:03 pm
Fresh food, produce sales to Gaza renewed after Rafah offensive slows aid
Army lifts ban on goods from Israel and West Bank to increase available provisions, says COGAT; prices said steep due to long vetting times, supply flow far below pre-Oct. 7 levels
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israeli forces operating on the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces/AFP)
May 30, 2024, 11:04 pm
Israel, Egypt said moving toward reopening Rafah Crossing amid US pressure
Palestinians unaffiliated with Hamas said slated to temporarily run crossing while IDF withdraws from gate; second report says US planning trilateral meeting on border issues
By ToI Staff
Load More
Sign in or Register
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.