As Israel expands operations in the enclave, Gazans increasingly voice defiance against Hamas, with dissenters risking their lives to demand freedom from the group’s grip.

Watch: BBC Chief International correspondent Lyse Doucet on the aid trucks awaiting clearance at Rafah border Nine teens arrested after brutal murder of 16-year-old Trump issues update on future of mail-in ballots, voting machines for 2026

CNN’s Becky Anderson reports from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, lauding the 35,000 Egyptian Red Crescent volunteers who she says are unsung heroes of the conflict, working tirelessly to get aid into the besieged enclave.

Israeli tanks rumbled into southern Gaza and seized control of the critical Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Israel and Hamas are trying yet again to work out a ceasefire in Egypt's capital Cairo.

Palestinians celebrate in a street in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, after Hamas announced it has accepted a truce proposal on May 6, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

Israeli strikes over the past two days in Rafah have forced more displaced people to flee. Two further attacks in Rafah killed at least 29 Palestinians on Tuesday, according to authorities in Gaza.

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.

Palestinian children wait in line in Rafah, Gaza, on Feb. 10 to receive food prepared by volunteers for Palestinian families displaced to southern Gaza by Israeli bombardment.

Rafah has experienced aerial assaults from Israeli forces for months, but the new anticipated ground campaign brings with it heightened fears of a bloodbath. Those trapped in the city have no ...

Israel’s push into Rafah and takeover of a key border crossing Tuesday has ignited international debate and condemnation as roughly 1.4 million sheltering civilians in the southern Gaza city ...

Does a viral image show "Israeli Major General Shitan Shaul" under arrest on charges related to war crimes in Rafah? No, that's not true: The 2022 photo predates the most recent round of escalation in the region that began