‘We are tired and can’t bear any more of this torture’ – panic grips Rafah in Gaza
67 killed in overnight attacks in Rafah and 164 killed in 24 hoursIsraeli army said attacks were cover for a mission to rescue two elderly hostagesHumanitarian nightmare as people sleep on the streets
Israel frees two hostages in Rafah amid air strikes; health officials say 67 Palestinians killed
The Israeli strikes that lit up the night in Rafah sent pulses of fear through the 1.4 million Palestinians for whom that strip of land has become a shelter of last resort.
Israel’s army described the overnight attacks as cover for a special forces mission to rescue two elderly Israeli-Argentine hostages. The operation succeeded, but at massive human cost: At least 67 people were killed in locations throughout the area, the enclave’s health ministry said.
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