Israel-Hamas war: Rafah ground assault looms over Palestinians who ‘have no idea where to go’
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Israel-Hamas war live updates: Palestinians brace for Rafah assault; U.N. warns they have 'no idea where to go'
What we know Trapped in and around Rafah, more than 1 million Palestinians are bracing themselves as Israel plans to launch a ground assault against Hamas fighters in Gaza's southernmost city. Aid agencies have warned that large numbers of civilians could die in the offensive. "People have no idea where to go," Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UNRWA agency, said yesterday. His comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that the military had been ordered to develop a plan "for evacuating the population and destroying" four Hamas battalions it said were deployed in Rafah. The U.S. said it would not back an assault that did not protect civilians, and had briefed Israel on a new national security memorandum reminding countries receiving American arms to adhere to international law.Six-year-old Hind Rajab has been found dead, 12 days after she made a desperate plee for help in a call with an emergency dispatcher from the car where she was trapped alongside some of her relatives, all of whom died, the Palestinian Red Crescent said told NBC News today. Two first responders who set out to rescue the little girl were also found dead in their ambulance, the PRCS said.More than 27,900 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. More than 67,400 have been injured, and thousands more are missing and presumed dead. Israeli military officials said at least 224 soldiers have been killed during the ground invasion of Gaza. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez, Matt Bradley and Chantal Da Silva are reporting from the region.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Biden calls Israel's conduct in Gaza 'over the top'
What we knowPresident Joe Biden said Israel's military offensive in Gaza has been ''over the top,'' offering what appeared to be his most pointed criticism yet of the U.S. ally's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. He added that he was working to secure a sustained pause in the fighting, with a Hamas delegation in Egypt for new hostage talks after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the militant group's counterproposal and vowed to push for ''total victory.'' The U.S has joined aid groups and U.N. officials voicing mounting fears about an Israeli incursion into Rafah, the Palestinian enclave's southernmost city where more than a million civilians are sheltering in dire conditions. Deadly new airstrikes hit the overcrowded border city overnight, after the U.S. warned that a ground offensive into the city without proper planning would be a "disaster."More than 27,900 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. More than 67,400 have been injured, and thousands more are missing and presumed dead. Israeli military officials said at least 224 soldiers have been killed during the ground invasion of Gaza. NBC News’ Keir Simmons, Raf Sanchez, Matt Bradley and Chantal Da Silva are reporting from the region.
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