Journalists, medics and witnesses reported strikes across the coastal territory.
Palestinians prepare to evacuate, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, on May 11.
Bodies covered in white lay on the ground in a courtyard of the facility. A man in a baseball cap leaned over one body bag, clasping a dust-covered hand that protruded.In Rafah, witnesses reported intense air strikes near the crossing with Egypt, and AFP images showed smoke rising over the city.Hamas on May 11 accused Israel of “expanding the incursion into Rafah to include new areas in the centre and the west of the city”.
The Israeli military did not offer any comment on the earlier video and AFP was unable to independently verify its authenticity.The new evacuation order for eastern Rafah, posted on X by military spokesman Avichay Adraee, said the designated areas had “witnessed Hamas terrorist activities in recent days and weeks”.on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
A US State Department report on May 10 said it was “reasonable to assess” that Israel violated norms on international law in its use of weapons from the United States but it did not find enough evidence to block shipments.if Israel went ahead with an all-out assault on Rafah, where the United Nations says 1.4 million have been sheltering.
The army said on May 11 that rockets had been fired at the Kerem Shalom crossing, but reported no injuries.On May 10, the White House said it did not yet see a “major ground operation” in Rafah but was watching the situation “with concern”.
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