Gaza, Israeli tanks in the center of Rafah

The broadcaster Al Jazeera reported that shelling from Tel Aviv hit a western area of Rafah, leaving seven dead and several injured.

ROME – Israeli tanks have taken control of the area of the Al-Awda roundabout, in the center of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip: sources and witnesses indicated this today concordant, relaunched by local and international media. The area, the heart of institutions, banks and shops, is located just half a kilometer away from the border between Gaza and Egypt.

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According to the testimony of a person who found shelter with his family in the nearby Emirates Hospital, Israeli soldiers also took positions on some roofs close to the roundabout. The broadcaster Al Jazeera reported that shelling from Tel Aviv hit a western area of Rafah, causing seven deaths and several injuries.