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Live blog: More than 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah
Israel’s war on Gaza — now in its 129th day — has killed at least 28,200 Palestinians and wounded 67,800 others, as Israeli raids intensify on overcrowded city of Rafah near border with Egypt.
The strikes hit 14 houses and three mosques in different parts of Rafah, according to the Hamas government. / Photo: AA
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The strikes hit 14 houses and three mosques in different parts of Rafah, according to the Hamas government. / Photo: AA
Monday, 12 February, 2023
2000 GMT — A series of Israeli air strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least 52 people, according to Palestinian health officials.
The strikes hit 14 houses and three mosques in different parts of Rafah, according to Palestinian government in Gaza.
TRT World correspondent Mohammad al Kassim reported that at least 40 air strikes hit several locations in Rafah and that Israeli naval and artillery shelling took part in the violent attacks on early Monday.
Al Kassim also reported that a major ambush by Palestinian resistance fighters killed several Israeli soldiers in Khan Younis and that the Israeli army will conduct a press conference at 0400 GMT to explain the incident.
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0200 GMT — Israel says its army conducted a series of strikes on Rafah
The Israeli military said in a statement that it had “conducted a series of strikes on terror targets in the area of Shaboura in the southern Gaza Strip”, adding that the strikes had concluded.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his army to prepare a ground offensive on Rafah, Gaza’s last major population centre that troops have yet to enter after Hamas’s October 7 attacks.
About 1.4 million Palestinians have crowded into Rafah, with many living in tents while food, water and medicine are becoming increasingly scarce.
For our live updates from Sunday, February 11, click here.
SOURCE: TRTWORLD AND AGENCIES
