CAIRO: During one of the most intensive bombing nights of the southern Gaza city since Israel began its offensive there this month, Israeli tanks moved to the edge of a busy sector in the center of Rafah on Wednesday.
Following Israel’s attack on Rafah, which is located on the southern edge of Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people have left the enclave, which was home to half of its 2.3 million residents. Additionally, it has closed off Gaza’s primary humanitarian entry points, raising concerns of starvation and mass fatalities throughout the world.
Israel claims that in order to eliminate the final battalions of Hamas fighters it believes are taking refuge in the city, it is forced to launch an attack. Its forces have been gradually advancing into the eastern periphery.Tanks have reportedly taken up new positions on Wednesday along the southern border fence with Egypt, further west than previously reported by fighters and residents. They are currently positioned on the edge of the Yibna neighborhood in the heart of Rafah. The combat had been fierce, so they hadn’t yet penetrated the district.
