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UN and aid agencies urge Israel to halt Rafah incursion, warning Gaza is on brink of famine and needs humanitarian aid.

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military took control of the vital Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, pushing into the southern Gazan town after a night of air strikes and as prospects for a ceasefire deal hung in the balance. The Palestinian militant group Hamas said late on Monday it had agreed to a ceasefire proposal from mediators seven months into the war that has pushed more than a million Gazans into the south of the enclave. Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and launched a military operation in Rafah.

ISTANBUL: Turkiye on Monday reopened a mosque converted from an ancient Orthodox church in Istanbul for Muslim worship, four years after the president ordered its transformation. The Kariye Mosque was formerly a Byzantine church, then a mosque and then a museum. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in 2020, ordered the building to be reconverted into a Muslim place of worship.

Migrants and refugees often rely on social media to navigate their way across borders, as do human trafficking networks.

Cancellation of inaugural crewed space mission comes as Boeing is under fire over safety record at its aviation arm.

Franchise operator cites 'challenging economic conditions' amid local reports linking closures to boycotts of Israel.