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Deadly Strikes Target Displaced Palestinians Near Rafah as Israeli Offensive Intensifies, Killing 25

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — In a devastating escalation of violence, Israeli forces launched a shelling attack on tent camps housing displaced Palestinians near Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday. Health officials in the region reported that at least 25 individuals were killed and an additional 50 wounded in the assault. The attack is part of a series of violent encounters in the Gaza Strip, where ongoing clashes between Israel and Hamas have uprooted …

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Gaza’s Health Care Crisis Worsens as Israel About to Launch Invasion into Rafah, Posing Serious Humanitarian Risk

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The health crisis in Gaza has reached alarming levels, with hospitals overwhelmed, medical supplies blocked at the border, and infectious diseases spreading rapidly among the population. As Israel’s war on Hamas continues, the situation looks set to deteriorate, with a potential invasion into the city of Rafah posing a grave risk to the over a million Palestinians, especially women and children, seeking refuge there. The breakdown of cease-fire talks in …

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