Israel launched deadly air strikes on Rafah on Thursday, after threatening to send troops in to hunt for Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city where around 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge, AFP reported. As battles between Israel and Hamas continue hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians in Rafah are living in crowded shelters and makeshift camps where disease threatens.
In Photos: Surviving Ongoing Israel - Hamas War in Rafah
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A vendor waits for customers along a street in Gaza City, Feb. 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas.
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Children play in one of the fallen domes of the Al-Faruq mosque, leveled by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 25, 2024.
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A Palestinian girl walks along a garbage-filled street in Gaza City, Feb. 24, 2024.
