A Palestinian journalist, Hossam Shabat, shared a video of himself and others running from the sound of gunfire and explosions in southern Gaza. ‘They're shooting directly towards us,' he says as he runs past rows of bombed buildings. Israel said it plans to launch an offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, where about half of Gaza's 2.3 million population have sought refuge, if remaining hostages are not freed by Hamas. Israel's war against Hamas is now in its fifth month since Hamas’s 7 October attack on southern Israel

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2024 22:10 UTC