The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf countries are increasingly important in some of this focus on what happens next.

Trucks carrying what appeared to be prefabricated structures were spotted in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday.

Several Palestinian homes caught fire on Monday after Israeli army fire in Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said. According to witnesses, Israeli drones and tanks opened fire towards central Rafah, setting several homes ablaze. Israeli army fire was also reported in the eastern parts of Gaza City, but no injuries were reported.

Aid continues to enter Gaza but many Palestinians struggle to access supplies. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas may end on Saturday, with no clear next steps. View on euronews

GAZA, February 28, 2025 (WAFA) – A Palestinian man was killed today in an Israeli drone strike in the central area of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip.

Red Cross ambulances have arrived in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah in preparation for the handover of six Israeli hostages to be freed on Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

According to a report by Oxfam, Israel has wrecked at least 1,040 miles of Gaza’s water and sanitation network, with over 80 percent of infrastructure partially or totally destroyed. This includes the destruction of the vast majority of sewage pumps, desalination plants and municipal wells, the group found.

The first two hostages, Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39, were brought onto a stage in southern Gaza’s Rafah, where they were transferred to Red Cross ambulances before heading to an Israeli border crossing, AP reported.

Red Cross ambulances have arrived in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah in preparation for the handover of six Israeli hostages to be freed on Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. AP video showed the ambulances waiting among a crowd with a line ...