Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?
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WDTN— JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli tanks that entered the periphery of Rafah early Tuesday stoked global fears that an offensive on Gaza's southernmost city could endanger the more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there. The ground assault dimmed hopes of an immediate cease-fire deal that the U.S., Egypt and Qatar have spent months pushing []
The Guardian—Israeli tanks reach residential areas as IDF pushes further into Rafah. Witnesses report clashes in streets after seeing tanks cross strategically important Salah al-Din roadIsraeli tanks have advanced further into eastern Rafah, reaching some residential districts of the southern border city in Gaza.Witnesses reported seeing tanks crossing the strategically important Salah al-Din road into the Brazil and Jneina neighbourhoods. “They are in the streets inside the built-up area and there are clashes,” one person told Reuters. Continue reading
The London Economic—Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah. The Israeli army has told Palestinians to begin evacuating eastern Rafah, according to an Israeli Defence Force statement on Monday.
Japan Today—Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah; battles rage in northern Gaza. Israeli tanks pushed deeper into eastern Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential districts of the southern Gazan border city where more than a million people had been sheltering and stoking fears of further civilian casualties. Israel's international allies and aid groups have repeatedly warned against a ground incursion into refugee-packed