Aya Batrawy
Stories
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World
Rafah's main hospital has shut down, people try to flee as Israel launches an attack
About half of Gaza's southern area of Rafah is under Israeli evacuation orders as aid groups race to assist those fleeing.
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Why it's been a whirlwind 24 hours for people in Rafah
An Israeli tank brigade has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
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World
Hamas has accepted a cease-fire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar
Hamas said it has accepted a proposal from Egypt and Qatar for a cease-fire. It is not immediately clear what the proposal entails, nor what Israel's position is.
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Palestinians in Rafah say they're in limbo as Israel threatens an assault
People in southern Gaza say they're tired of being displaced and moved around, only to be bombed or told to move again. In Rafah, where Israel plans an assault, families weigh the risks of what to do.
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National
Israel prepares for Rafah offensive as U.S. plans to build new Gaza port
Aid groups draw up contingency plans as Israel plans assault on Rafah, where most people in Gaza are displaced. Meanwhile, the U.S. is building a pier to deliver aid.
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World
A baby girl born orphaned and premature after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza has died
The newborn died after five days in an incubator. Her family was killed in an air strike. UNICEF says 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, with thousands more orphaned and wounded.
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There are canceled flights and fish on sidewalks after Dubai's record rainfall
Dubai is still recovering from unprecedented floods days after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the United Arab Emirates.
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World
One man's search for his father in mass graves at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital
Recovery teams are exhuming bodies from mass graves at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital more than two weeks after an Israeli raid there.
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World
Israel's raid on Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital foreshadows risks of Rafah assault
The aftermath of Israel's raid on Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital and airstrike on foreign workers shows the risks of an even wider assault on Rafah, where most Palestinians are now sheltering.
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Blinken is in Israel aiming to negotiate a temporary cease-fire
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel after stops in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The war in Gaza is in its sixth month, and this is his sixth stop in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.