GAZA STRIP: The Israel-Hamas war entered its 200th day on Tuesday (Apr 23) as aid groups warned that Israeli plans to invade the southern city of Rafah where most Gazans have taken refuge would create an "apocalyptic situation".
GAZA STRIP: The Israel-Hamas war entered its 200th day on Tuesday as aid groups warned that Israeli plans to invade the southern city of Rafah where most Gaza ns have taken refuge would create an"apocalyptic situation".
Rafah hosts the main entry point for aid to Gaza and UN agencies fear that fighting in the city will further shrink the flow of desperately needed food and other supplies. The army said that"corpses buried by Palestinians" had been examined by Israeli troops searching for hostages and then"returned to their place".UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said some of the bodies found at Nasser were allegedly"found with their hands tied and stripped of their clothes", adding that efforts were underway to corroborate the reports.
The Israeli army announced the death of a soldier in Gaza, raising its toll to 261 since the ground operation began. At a rally near Netanyahu's home in the coastal town of Caesarea, protesters including relatives of hostages set fire to a symbolic Passover table at the start of the week-long Jewish holiday on Monday.
Citing Egyptian officials briefed on the Israeli plans, the Wall Street Journal said Israel was planning to move civilians from Rafah to nearby Khan Yunis over a period of two to three weeks. His comment came after a much-awaited independent report found that"Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence" for its claim that UNRWA employs"terrorists".
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