Newshour, Israeli tanks mass near the southern Gazan city of Rafah


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WNYC— Israeli tanks mass near the southern Gazan city of Rafah - as tens of thousands flee the area. Meanwhile US President Joe Biden faces fierce criticism at home for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel.Also in the programme: a BBC investigation uncovers evidence that police in Saudi Arabia were authorised to kill people resisting the vast and controversial Neom development project. And we hear about Ukraine's plans to recruit prisoners for the frontline, after Russia's convict recruitment...

WKBN.com—Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?. 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 []

WDTN—Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?. 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