Israel’s military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city. Israel ended its ceasefire with the Hamas militant group and renewed its air and ground war earlier this month.

Israeli lawmakers unanimously approved NIS 5 billion (USD 1.3 billion) for economic, infrastructure, and social development in Gaza border communities on Monday. Under the terms of the law, which passed its final reading in the Knesset plenum by a vote of 37-0,

Israel has built a growing network of outposts and fortifications in Syria and Lebanon, deepening concerns about a protracted occupation in parts of the two countries.

The Israeli military has indicated it could soon launch another major offensive in Rafah and ordered most of the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip evacuated

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire was shattered early Tuesday as Israel carried out deadly strikes across the enclave and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to use “increasing military strength” against Hamas.

Displaced Palestinians, who flee from Rafah, arrive in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday, March 31, 2025, after the Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of Rafah | AP Israel issued sweeping evacuation orders in Rafah,

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Environmentalists in Israel and Palestine fight to save cross-border water resources on Mar 24, 2025. USCIS said the vetting of social media accounts is necessary for “the enhanced identity verification, vetting and national security screening.” Critics say it crushes free speech

The Israeli military ordered tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians to leave the southern Gazan town of Rafah on Monday morning, as it intensified its new offensive in the shattered enclave. The order — which came during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr — is the latest of several issued by the army since Benjamin Netanyahu’s government broke a two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas earlier this month and cut off supplies of food,