Since early May, ground fighting has focused on Rafah, abutting Egypt on Gaza's southern edge, where around half of the enclave's 2.3 million people had been sheltering after fleeing other areas
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
Residents said fighting intensified in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood in western Rafah, where tanks were also trying to force their way north amid heavy clashes. The armed wings of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad said fighters attacked Israeli forces with anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs. The Israeli military said in a statement its forces killed a Hamas militant who had been involved in the smuggling of weapons through the border between Rafah and Egypt.
More than eight months into the war, international mediation backed by the US has failed to yield a ceasefire agreement. Hamas says any deal must bring an end to the war and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, while Israel says it will accept only temporary pauses in fighting until Hamas is eradicated.
“Apart from the bombing, there is another Israeli war taking place in northern Gaza, starvation. People meet in the street and many can’t recognize one another because of weight loss and older looks,” Abu Mustafa told Reuters via a chat app.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israeli tanks hit evacuation zone west of Rafah, 21 dead, Gaza health officials sayLatest Philippine news from GMA News and 24 Oras. News, weather updates and livestreaming on Philippine politics, regions, showbiz, lifestyle, science and tech.
Read more »
Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Gaza’s Rafah as displaced people are bombedBy Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg & Samy Magdy The Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip—Palestinian health workers said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 35 people Sunday and hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and “numerous” others were trapped in flaming debris.
Read more »
Israeli army claims deadly strike on 'Hamas compound' inside UN school in GazaDefining the News
Read more »
Battles rage in Rafah; Biden blames Hamas for truce delayDefining the News
Read more »
Battles rage in Rafah as Biden blames Hamas for truce delayPalestinian Territories — Israeli helicopters struck Rafah on Thursday, residents said, with militants reporting street battles in the southern Gazan city as US President Joe Biden called Hamas the 'biggest hang-up' to another truce.
Read more »
Israel pounds central Gaza camps, deepens invasion of RafahLatest Philippine news from GMA News and 24 Oras. News, weather updates and livestreaming on Philippine politics, regions, showbiz, lifestyle, science and tech.
Read more »