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Israel-Palestine War

Counting Shekels, Fearing The Worst: How It Feels To Be In Rafah Right Now

Counting Shekels, Fearing The Worst: How It Feels To Be In Rafah Right Now
A displaced Palestinian family from the north of Gaza City stays inside a temporary tent established on the sidewalk on a street in Rafah because there is no room for them in the camp areas Mohammed Talatene/ZUMA

As Israel insists on launching a ground offensive on Gaza’s packed city of Rafah, many of the 1.4 million mostly temporary residents are consumed by plans for what their next move will be. If there is a next move.

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Israel-Palestine War

The Looming Rafah Offensive Is Pushing Egypt-Israel Relations To The Brink

​Palestinians inspect the damages of their home, which was bombed by Israeli army aircraft at dawn today in the city of Rafah
Palestinians inspect the damages of their home, which was bombed by Israeli army aircraft at dawn today in the city of Rafah Mohammed Talatene/dpa/ZUMA

Rafah has become the new focus of Israel’s war. It is pressing to invade the city on the border with Egypt, where 1.4 million people — more than half of Gaza’s population — are now sheltering.

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