Most Israeli troops taken out of Palestinian enclave in preparation for assault on Rafah
Most Israel i troops have been pulled out of the Palestinian enclave in preparation for an assault on its southernmost city Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering, but fighting has continued in various areas.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it was pursuing “a precise intelligence-based operation” against militants and their infrastructure in central Gaza. Israel denies deliberately targeting civilians, accusing Hamas of using residential buildings for cover. Hamas denies this. At least 33,634 Palestinians, including 89 in the past 24 hours, have been killed since the Israeli offensive began, Gaza’s health ministry said in an update on Friday, with most of the 2.3 million population displaced and much of the densely populated enclave demolished.
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