Israel's Rafah operation not a 'major' offensive - US [View all]

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Source: BBC

The US does not believe Israel has launched a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby has said.

Mr Kirby's remarks came hours after Israeli forces were reported to have reached the centre of the city and seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt.

He was also responding to questions about an Israeli air strike and a resulting fire on Sunday that killed at least 45 Palestinians at a tented camp for displaced people.

Israel says it believes the fire could have been caused by the explosion of weapons stored by Hamas.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22pl9p212o

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