Prime Minister Netanyahu, this evening: "Citizens of Israel, today we paid a heart-rending price in our just war in defense of our homeland. With deep sorrow, and in heavy mourning, I bow my head together with all citizens of Israel and weep over the fall of our heroic fighters: pic.twitter.com/DzF0JiwQ6t

Unfortunately this has become the rule not the exception. These rockets and weapons were stored by Hamas inside a mosque in Rafah. 📸 @cogatonline pic.twitter.com/zSPcNoqX02

.@UNRWA estimates that 65,000 people are sheltering in Rafah. Six weeks ago there were around 1.4 million. Since the war began, families in #Gaza have been forced to flee again and again. They keep looking for safety where there is none. #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/o9Y5ZV4ka1

The Israel Defense Forces says it has dismantled about half of Hamas's fighting force in Rafah, killing at least 550 gunmen in the area, as the operation against the terror group in the Gaza Strip's southern city continues. The IDF's 162nd Division has been fighting in Rafah for… pic.twitter.com/8fE13xGPET