IDF Begins Move on Rafah

Published: Tue, 05/07/24

Updated: Sun, 05/12/24

Read the live updates as IDF advances on Rafah, alongside UN warnings of aid blockage and fuel scarcity in Gaza, with the IDF's ongoing operations as soldiers are reported killed in a Hezbollah drone attack.Insert Preheader


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The Times of Israel

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