Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Troops met with Hamas fire in Rafah operation

Defiant Israeli leadership vows to carry out Rafah ground invasion after US halts big-bomb shipment and warns against major attack on overcrowded Gaza city.

Palestinian medics treat a girl wounded in Israeli bombardment at the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah [Ramez Habboub/AP]
By Maziar Motamedi and Farah Najjar
Published On 9 May 2024

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