Israel Intensifies Shelling in Rafah – Hits Areas It Has Asked to Evacuate

Israel begins to step up its shelling of Rafah, with reports that the new strikes took place in neighborhoods it had asked to be evacuated. According to AFP, the Israeli bombardment, from the air and from artillery, “has continued since last night and has intensified since this morning,” explained Ahmed Redwan, a spokesman for the Palestinian civil defense, clarifying that two of the neighborhoods targeted, Al Shuqa and Al Salam, are among those whose residents have been asked to leave by the Israeli army. Earlier, residents said the Israeli military carried out airstrikes in Rafah today, hours after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the southern Gaza city, where more than a million people displaced by the war have taken refuge. Reuters reported that Hamas-linked Al-Aqsa TV reported that Israel targeted areas in eastern Rafah, near neighborhoods in […]
Source: News Beast

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