Since Israel launched its incursion by taking control of the border crossing with Egypt three weeks ago, tanks probed around the edges of Rafah and entered some of its eastern districts but had not yet entered the city in full force.
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The tanks were spotted near Al-Awda mosque, a central Rafah landmark, the witnesses told Reuters. The Israeli military said its forces continued to operate in the Rafah area without commenting on reported advancements into the city center. Israeli tanks pushed towards western neighborhoods and took positions on the Zurub hilltop in western Rafah in one of the worst nights of bombardment reported by residents. On Tuesday, witnesses reported gunbattles between Israeli troops and Hamas-led fighters in the Zurub area.
Reacting to Sunday night’s attack in a camp where families displaced from assaults elsewhere in Gaza had sought shelter, global leaders urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt Israel’s assault. Around one million people have fled the Israeli offensive in Rafah since early May, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees reported on Tuesday.
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