Explosion lights up sky in Rafah during heavy bombardment - News

The southern Gaza Strip came under intense bombardment overnight, despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. Three people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in and around Rafah, Gaza's Hamas-run healthy ministry said on Wednesday. About 1.5 million people are crammed in the area of Rafah amid rising hunger and the threat of an Israeli ground invasion
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