Israel-Hamas War
Israel sent tanks Rafah on Wednesday and predicted its war against Hamas in Gaza would continue throughout the year, while Washington said the Rafah attack was not a major ground operation that would lead to a change in US policy.
Israeli tanks arrive in Rafah
Israeli tanks entered the center of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday. despite an International Court of Justice order to stop attacks on the town, where many Palestinians have taken refuge to escape bombing elsewhere. The world Court said Israel had not made clear how it would keep those evacuated from Rafah safe and provide them with food. water and medicine. Its ruling also called on Hamas to immediately and unconditionally release hostages taken from Israel on 7 October.
What Rafah residents say.
Rafah resident also said Israel tanks had advanced towards Tel al-Sultan and Yibna in the west and Shaboura in the Centre, and then retreated to the buffer zone on the Egyptian border, while they remained there during other attacks. Haitham al-Hams, deputy director of ambulance and emergency services in Rafah, said; ” We received distress calls from residents of Tel al-sultan, where drones targeted displaced civilians as they were moving from the area where they living to safer areas.
Statement by Palestinian health officials.
Palestinian health officials 19 civilians were killed in Israel airstrike and shelling in Gaza. Israel accused Hamas militants of hiding among civilians, which the militants deny. Health Minister Majed Abu Raman urged Washington to press Israel to open the Rafah crossing for aid, saying there were no signs that Israeli authorities would do so soon and patients in besieged Gaza were dying for lack of treatments.