Israeli forces have taken control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, engaging in heavy fighting as they advance deeper into Rafah city’s densely populated western area.
At least 25 Palestinians have been killed by continuous Israeli drone, artillery, and air strikes across the war-torn region.
The UN’s World Food Programme has urgently called for a ceasefire, warning that their ability to aid the desperate and starving population is diminishing rapidly, with “Rafah on fire.”
Since October 7, 2023, at least 36,171 Palestinians have been killed and 81,420 wounded.
Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians in a dawn airstrike on Rafah on Thursday and fighting raged in several other areas of the coastal enclave, Gaza medics told international media.
Israel began genocide in Rafah a day after saying its forces had taken control of a buffer zone along the nearby border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
Nearly 45 Palestinians, including children, were killed when Israeli bombs hit tents housing displaced persons in Rafah on May 26.
