Israeli military takes control of vital Rafah into Egypt

The Israeli military seized control of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Tuesday and its tanks pushed into the southern Gazan town of Rafah after a night of air strikes on the Palestinian enclave. The Israeli offensive took place as mediators struggled to secure a ceasefire

Israeli army killed 3 Palestinians

The Israeli military shot and killed three Palestinians during arrest raids in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, the latest bloodshed in months of rising violence between Israelis and Palestinians.  The military, which has been carrying out near-nightly raids in the territory since early last year, said