Israeli military forces have moved further into Gaza and continue to operate in the Rafah area without commenting on reported advancements into the city center.
This from newsmax.com.
Witnesses said:
Israeli tanks reached the center of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, three weeks into a ground operation in the southern Gaza city that has sparked global condemnation.
The witnesses told Reuters:
The tanks were spotted near Al-Awda mosque, a central Rafah landmark.
Residents said:
Overnight, [Israeli] forces pounded the city with airstrikes and tank fire, pressing its offensive despite an international outcry over an attack on Sunday that sparked a blaze in a tent camp, killing at least 45 Palestinians, more than half of them children, women, and…