(14 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Southern Israel, overlooking Gaza Strip – 14 May 2024
1. Huge plume of black smoke rising near the border with Gaza; UPSOUND: explosions
2. Various of smoke above Gaza
STORYLINE:
Plumes of smoke rose above the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as Israeli military operations escalated in the territory.
Around 450,000 Palestinians have been driven out of Rafah in Gaza’s south over the past week, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said.
Israeli forces are pushing into the city, which they portray as the last Hamas stronghold.
In northern Gaza, Israeli evacuation orders have displaced at least 100,000 people so far, a U.N. official said.
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants in areas the military said it had cleared months ago.
Seven months of Israeli bombardment and ground offensives in Gaza have killed more than 35,000 people, most of them women and children, according to local health officials.
The war began Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting about 250 others.
Israel says militants still hold around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others.
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