News about Rafah, Israel

Two soldiers of the 401st Armored Brigade's 46th Battalion were seriously wounded during fighting in southern Gaza's Rafah earlier today, the military says. The pair were wounded as a result of anti-tank fire, according to an initial IDF probe. They were taken to a hospital in…

The IDF releases footage of the Nahal Brigade's recent operations in southern Gaza's Rafah. Videos published by the IDF show a cache of weapons found by Nahal troops in a home, as well as a tunnel located in another building. The weapons cache, including RPGs, grenades,… pic.twitter.com/VmwrB2y6oO

Israeli government spokesman David Mencer says Hamas’s “final stronghold” in Rafah on the border with Egypt is systematically being taken apart. “And we will win,” he tells a press briefing.

The Israeli army is ready to “declare a conclusion” to its ground offensive in Gaza once the Rafah operation is over, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “isn’t inclined” to agree, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Friday.  www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-army-seeks-end-to-gaza-offensive-netanyahu-refuses-report/ pic.twitter.com/HGxjPCIM8D