A U.N. official described Rafah, a refuge for hundreds of thousands of displaced people, as a “pressure cooker of despair.” It is one of the last cities in southern Gaza that Israeli ground forces have not reached.
Tag: Khan Younis (Gaza Strip)
U.N. Shelter in Gaza’s Khan Younis Is Struck, Killing at Least 9
United Nations officials said a building that was being used as a shelter by about 800 people had been “clearly marked” as one of their facilities. Israel denied responsibility.
Israel Says Its Military Has Encircled Khan Younis in Gaza
The fighting in the southern city has involved heavy exchanges of gunfire and a surge of tanks and troops into areas around hospitals.
Fighting Intensifies in Southern Gaza and Its Main City, Khan Younis
“The whole district of Khan Younis is essentially besieged,” a spokeswoman for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said.
Deep Under Gaza, Evidence of Cells and Hostages, Israel Says
The Israeli military took reporters on a tour of an underground compound in the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where it says about 20 hostages were held by Hamas.
Deep Under Gaza, Israel Shows Evidence Hostages Were Held in Tunnels
The Israeli military took reporters on a tour of an underground compound in the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where it says about 20 hostages were held by Hamas.
Gaza’s Phone and Internet Service Is Down for a Seventh Day
It is the longest blackout since the start of the war, according to the strip’s main communications company, which says it is unable to make repairs amid the fighting.
C.I.A. Homes In on Hamas Leadership, U.S. Officials Say
A new task force at the spy agency is also working to boost intelligence collection on hostages still held in Gaza.
Two Journalists Are Killed in Gaza, Including the Son of Al Jazeera Reporter
Hamza al-Dahdouh, the son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, and a second reporter were killed in what officials in the territory said was an Israeli airstrike. Two others were wounded.
As Gaza Losses Mount Under Israeli Strikes, Proper Burials Are Another Casualty
“The lucky are those who have someone to bury them when they die,” Dr. Mohammad Abu Moussa, a radiologist at one Gaza hospital, said of those killed by Israeli airstrikes.