This live blog is closedHostilities continue in Rafah and southern Gaza despite the Israeli military’s announcement on Sunday of tactical pauses in operations to allow humanitarian aid to enter, Reuters reports Unrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini, told the media in Oslo on Monday.In its latest operational update, Israel’s military has claimed it is still operating in the Rafah area of Gaza, where it says “IDF troops located numerous weapons and struck a number of structures rigged with explosives that posed a threat to the forces.” Continue reading…
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Author : Martin Belam and Jamie Grierson
Publish date : 2024-06-17 14:00:49
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Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves Israel’s war cabinet – as it happened
