Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Rafah next target, says Israel
Gallant says Hamas’s Khan Younis brigade is dismantled and that Israeli army will soon attack Gaza’s southernmost city.
![Smoke rises over the residential areas following the Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza on January 31, 2024. [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AA-20240131-33577419-33577416-ISRAELI_ATTACKS_ON_GAZA_CONTINUE-1706701780.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
- Israeli defence minister Gallant says Rafah, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled to escape violence, is Israeli army’s next target for ground assault.
- Qatar says Hamas has received a proposal to halt the war in Gaza positively, but that it has yet to respond.