A United Nations official says heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 100,000 people to flee north. Israel’s plans for a full-scale invasion of Rafah appear to be on hold for now.
Dialysis patients evacuated from one of Rafah ’s main hospitals have been moved to the Nasser Hospital in nearby Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip , where Israel i ground troops withdrew a month ago. Dialysis patients evacuated from one of Rafah ’s main hospitals have been moved to the Nasser Hospital in nearby Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip , where Israel i ground troops withdrew a month ago.
“We simply have no tents, we have no blankets, no bedding, none of the items that you would expect a population on the move to be able to get from the humanitarian system,” he said.with Egypt on Tuesday, forcing it to shut down. Rafah was the main point of entry for fuel needed to power vehicles, as well as the generators on which hospitals and water treatment plants rely.
The military said in a statement that it had located several tunnels and eliminated militants “during close-quarters combat and with an aerial strike.” The war began with Hamas’ surprise attack into southern Israel last year, in which it killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took another 250 hostage. The militants are still holding some 100 captives and the remains of more than 30 after most of the rest were released during a cease-fire last year.
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