Spain, Ireland and Norway are set to officially recognise a Palestinian state to pressure Israel to pause its attacks.
CAIRO – Israeli tanks reached the centre of Rafah for the first time on May 28, three weeks into a ground operation in the southern Gaza city that has sparked global condemnation.
Before the latest advancement, Israeli tanks probed around the edges of Rafah, near the crossing point from Gaza into Egypt, and entered some of its eastern districts though not the city in full force. “Tank shells are falling everywhere in Tel Al-Sultan. Many families have fled their houses in western Rafah under fire throughout the night,” one resident told Reuters over a chat app.
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