The Israeli war has so far killed over 36,700 Palestinians, laid waste to much of Gaza, uprooted most of its 2.4 million population and put them at risk of starvation.
On Thursday, Israel hit an al Nuseirat school building, killing 40 people, including women and children sheltering at the UN site. / Photo: AP
On Friday, Israeli tanks advanced to the southwest edge of Rafah, snipers commandeer residential buildings and high ground, residents said. US-backed Qatari and Egyptian mediators have tried again this week to halt hostilities, release hostages and Palestinian captives, and an untrammelled flow of aid into Gaza.A month after rumbling into Rafah, Israeli forces have advanced to the southwest fringes of the city that skirts Gaza's border with Egypt, residents said.
In the larger city of Khan Younis just to the north of Rafah, an Israeli air strike on a house killed eight people and wounded several, including children, medics said.
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