Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Death Toll From Israeli Strikes on Rafah in Gaza Strip Increases to 100, Reports Say

© AP Photo / Hatem AliPalestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on a residential building In Rafah
Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on a residential building In Rafah - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 12.02.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had carried out strikes on "terror targets" in the Shaboura area of the city of Rafah.
The number of people killed as a result of Israeli strikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip has risen to 100, Al Mayadeen broadcaster reported on Monday, citing medical sources.
Over 230 people received injuries due to Israeli strikes, the report added.
Israel has been pounding Rafah for several days in preparation for a ground offensive that aims to root out Hamas. The city is the last refuge for over a million Palestinians who were told to relocate south during the past four months of the Israeli military operation in the enclave.
A view of the makeshift tent camp where Palestinians displaced by the Israeli ground offensive on the Gaza Strip are staying, in Rafah, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 11.02.2024
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