Central Rafah

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah, defying international condemnation of operation in southern Gazan city

CNN — The Israeli military is in central Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in a statement Friday, despite international concern and anger over its military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city. The IDF statement confirms what eyewitnesses told CNN earlier this week, when tanks were spotted in central Rafah for the first time since …

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Egypt Independent June 1, 2024

Scores injured in Israeli strike on residential building in central Rafah, Palestinian news agency says

An Israeli strike on a residential building in Rafah has injured scores of people on Saturday, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. “Scores of civilians sustained various injuries today in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a residential tower in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip,” a WAFA report said. “Medical sources reported that occupation fighter jets targeted the Al-Masri …

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Egypt Independent March 10, 2024