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A damaged United Nations vehicle is seen in front of a hospital after a UN employee was killed in an attack on a vehicle in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty ImagesThe US believes an Israeli operation in Gaza’s southern town of Rafah would be a mistake and is “urgently” working toward a ceasefire, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.This comes as the Biden administration has assessed that Israel has amassed enough troops on the edge of the city of Rafah in Gaza to move forward with a full-scale incursion in the coming days, two senior administration officials told…

Israel’s military has ordered the evacuation of more neighborhoods in Rafah ahead of a potential major ground operation in the southern Gaza city, where over 1 million Palestinians are estimated to be displaced. Source link

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Rafah after the Israel Defense Forces ordered evacuations ahead of a ground offensive. Source link

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One in the South Lawn of the White House on May 9, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Joe Biden is facing bipartisan blowback over his warning to Israel that a major Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah would result in a shut-off to some US weapons.A group of 26 House Democrats sent a letter to Biden on Friday saying they are “deeply concerned about the message the Administration is sending to Hamas and other Iranian-backed terrorist proxies by withholding weapons shipments to Israel.” The letter does not specifically mention Biden’s interview with CNN…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said US President Joe Biden made a mistake after the US paused sending a shipment of bombs to Israel so that they would not used in an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Source link

Hamas representative Osama Hamdan speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 7. Mohamed Azakir/ReutersA senior representative of Hamas says the proposed deal it agreed to includes the “withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip.”Osama Hamdan, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, told a news conference in Beirut that the proposed deal would secure “the main issues of the demands of our people and our resistance in stopping the aggression permanently, the withdrawal of the occupation from the entire Gaza Strip, the free return of the displaced, relief, reconstruction, ending the siege, and achieving a real and…

Palestinians flee Rafah, Gaza, on May 6. Ramadan Abed/ReutersPalestinian civilians who were asked by the Israeli army to evacuate east of Rafah described their fear and despair at being uprooted from their homes and shelters, while Israeli air strikes bombard the southernmost city of Gaza.“We left because they distributed leaflets,” Muhammad Ghanem, a resident of eastern Rafah, told a CNN correspondent in the area on Monday. “(They) strike everywhere without distinguishing between children, adults, armed or unarmed. “I left my house that I had been building for 17 years.” Ghanem and his wife were pushing children’s carts stacked with luggage.…

Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s moves to restrict press freedoms.The Qatari-based news network, which has produced dogged, on the ground reporting of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, called the closure of its offices a “criminal act,” while critics said the move was a “dark day for democracy” that sets a concerning precedent for other international media outlets operating in Israel.Netanyahu said: “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be…

Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit residential buildings across Gaza, killing nine people.Three people were killed and several others were injured, including two children, after an Israeli air strike targeted two residential buildings east of Rafah, according to a statement by the General Directorate of Civil Defense in Gaza.The IDF issued a statement on Saturday confirming the strikes on targets, saying it was “working to dismantle Hamas’ military and administrative capabilities,” and that “the IDF follows international law and takes possible precautions to mitigate harm to civilians.”Israeli air strikes have been targeting the city of Rafah, where at least 1.2 million displaced…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of retired professional soccer player David Beckham. Birth date: May 2, 1975 Birth place: London, England Birth name: David Robert Joseph Beckham Father: David Edward “Ted” Beckham, an appliance repairman Mother: Sandra (West) Beckham, a hairdresser Marriage: Victoria (Adams) Beckham (July 4, 1999-present) Children: Harper, Cruz, Romeo and Brooklyn Retired professional soccer (European football) player. Married to Spice Girl Victoria (Adams) Beckham, nicknamed “Posh Spice.” Midfielder known for his ability to “bend” his free kicks, curving the ball around or over defenders to score. The movie title “Bend it like Beckham” is…