Israel has identified the southern Gaza city of Rafah as the next target in its military offensive against HamasIsrael has identified the southern Gaza city of Rafah as the next target in its military offensive against Hamas. They show an area near the Tel al-Sultan refugee camp on Oct. 13, 2023, the war's sixth day, and Jan. 14 of this year. In what was once scrubland near farm fields, the newer image shows a tent city. Hundreds of makeshift shelters surround a warehouse that is a distribution center for the limited aid now entering the besieged Gaza Strip. Israeli airstrikes hit central Gaza and Rafah overnight into Friday, killing nearly two dozen people including women and children, witnesses and hospital officials said.

Source: ABC News February 10, 2024 01:45 UTC