Israel Hamas War: Israel carried out a massive bombardment in Rafah, Gaza on Wednesday (8 May). The army said ground troops had carried out raids in southern Gaza city. Rejecting international objections, Israel has unloaded tanks in Rafah.
Meanwhile, thousands of people are coming to Deir al-Balah city after Israel’s occupation of the important Rafah crossing on the Egyptian border. During this time, the United Nations Secretary General has warned that attacking Rafah by Israeli security forces would be a strategic mistake.
In this case, Human Rights Watch says that every day when Israeli authorities stop life-saving aid, more Palestinians are at risk of dying.
Washington stopped the shipment of bombs last week
Meanwhile, the White House strongly condemned the interruption in humanitarian supplies. Washington blocked the shipment of bombs last week after Israel failed to address concerns over its long-threatened Rafah operation, a senior US official said. The Israeli army said on Wednesday it was reopening Kerem Shalom, another major aid crossing into Gaza, as well as the Erez crossing on the border with its territory.
The Kerem Shalom crossing – which Israel closed on Sunday after a rocket attack killed four soldiers – said UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. It is currently closed.
Israel bombarded Rafah on Wednesday and the military said ground troops conducted “targeted raids” in the southern Gazan city, as negotiations to halt the seven-month war resumed in Cairo ➡️ https://t.co/TpOO3OR3lA pic.twitter.com/RJX2Lvo17L
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More than 38 thousand people killed so far in Israeli attack
At least 34,844 people have been killed and 78,404 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. Whereas, the death toll in Israel due to the October 7 attacks by Hamas is 1,139 and dozens of people are still in captivity of Hamas terrorists.
Rafa’s hospitals are running out of fuel
Rafah’s largest hospital, al-Najjar, has ceased operations, and the city’s remaining health facilities have only three days’ worth of fuel, WHO says, appealing for Gaza border crossings to be reopened .
Amidst Israel’s warning, Hamas approved ceasefire
Let us tell you that Hamas had approved the ceasefire amidst Israel issuing a warning to evacuate Rafah city. However, Israel stuck to its warning and attacked Rafah.
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