'Long road back' from devastation: Fighting rages across Gaza as UN chief urges 'immediate ceasefire'
Smoke billowing after Israeli bombardment on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 2 April 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Palestinian territory after an Israeli evacuation order sent hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing from Rafah. Gaza's civil defence agency reported at least two fatalities, a father and son, both doctors, in a strike on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
During their attack, militants also seized hostages, of whom scores were freed during a one-week truce in November. Israel estimates 128 captives remain in Gaza, including 36 who the military says are dead. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, gave a similar estimate of"around 300 000 people" who have fled Rafah over the past week, decrying in a post on X the"forced and inhumane displacement of Palestinians" who have"nowhere safe to go" in Gaza.
Hisham Adwan, spokesperson for the Gaza crossings authority, told AFP on Sunday that the Rafah crossing has remained closed since Israeli troops seized its Palestinian side on Tuesday,"preventing the entry of humanitarian aid" and the departure of patients in need of medical care.Egypt's state-linked Al-Qahera News on Saturday said Cairo had refused to coordinate with Israel on aid deliveries via the Rafah crossing.
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