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More than 60 people were killed in Israeli air strikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, according to what the Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced Monday morning.CNN cannot independently verify the numbers. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that the city, where more than half of Gaza’s population seeks refuge, was subjected to “intense targeting” by warplanes and air strikes. Helicopters also fired machine guns along the border areas, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Rafah is located near the Gaza border with Egypt. The Israeli army confirmed on Monday that it had carried out a…

The United Nations is “deeply concerned” by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for the Israeli army to evacuate more than a million people living in Rafah and complete the ground offensive there by March 10. Follow live updates. Source link

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to prepare to evacuate more than a million Palestinians from the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip before a ground operation. Follow for live updates. Source link

The full Hamas response to a proposal for a ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid in exchange for the release of hostages held in Gaza proposes three phases, each lasting 45 days. CNN has obtained a copy of Hamas’ response, which senior Hamas official Muhammad Nazzal confirmed was genuine.Here’s a breakdown of each phase: Phase one would include the release of Israeli hostages, including women and children (under 19 years old) “who are not enlisted, as well as the elderly and the sick, in exchange for a specific number of Palestinian prisoners,” Hamas said.It would also include “intensifying humanitarian aid,…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel on Wednesday for meetings with key government officials to press for a “humanitarian truce” as US international and domestic pressure mounts to end the conflict in Gaza.The stakes on a crucial day of discussions in Tel Aviv became higher following news on Tuesday that Hamas had responded to a proposal aimed at securing the freedom of the remaining hostages held by the terror group and a continued cessation of fighting in Gaza. Blinken said on Tuesday that he would discuss the counterproposal with Israeli officials.Blinken is expected to meet, as he…

Yoav Gallant attends a meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 18, 2023. Maya Alleruzzo/AP/FileHamas’ leadership, including its top official in Gaza, is “on the run” as Israel’s military pushes further south in the Palestinian enclave, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed on Monday.The Israeli military operation in the southern city of Khan Younis will “soon achieve its goals” as troops advance southward on Rafah — Hamas’ last remaining stronghold, Gallant said in a televised briefing. “Our forces operate on the ground in most of the territory of the Gaza Strip,” he said.Israel has publicly accused Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar of being the “mastermind”…

The United States destroyed or damaged 84 out of 85 targets in its series of sweeping air strikes on Friday in Syria and Iraq, according to US defense officials, with no signs of Iranian casualties.All but one of the 85 targets were “destroyed or suffered functional damage,” the officials said, citing a preliminary battlefield damage assessment.A full post-strike analysis is still underway, but one official said there were no indications that members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed as part of the operations.President Joe Biden told reporters traveling with him to Nevada on Sunday that the strikes work…

The US-led coalition launches airstrikes in Yemen in response to the Houthi aggression on the Red Sea on February 3. US Central CommandThe United States and the United Kingdom launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen from air and surface platforms — including F/A-18 aircraft — on more than 30 targets in 13 locations, according to the officials.The United States and the United Kingdom carried out the strikes with support from several other countries, according to a joint statement issued on Saturday.“Today’s strike specifically targeted sites associated with the Houthis’ deeply buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems and launchers, air…

A screenshot from a video, georeferenced by CNN, of the town of Al-Qaim, Iraq, showing the aftermath of US military strikes in the area according to the Iraqi military. An arms depot appears to have been targeted, and a number of illuminating projectiles were seen shooting into the sky. Obtained by CNNRetaliation for a drone strike that killed three US soldiers in Jordan last weekend has begun: The US military launched major airstrikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday.The White House declared the operation successful, which lasted about 30 minutes, but few details were immediately available about…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Birth date: October 7, 1952 Birth place: Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia Birth name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Father: Vladimir Putin, factory foreman Mother: Maria Putina Marriage: Lyudmila (Shkrebneva) Putina (July 28, 1983-2014, divorced) Children: Yekaterina and Maria Education: Leningrad State University, law, 1975 Religion: Orthodox Christian Enjoys working out and has a black belt in judo. Grew up in a communal apartment shared by three families. Served in the KGB as an intelligence officer before becoming involved in politics. 1975 – Joins the Committee for State Security…