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Israel continues Rafah strikes after dozens killed in Sunday bombing - BBC News Israel continues Rafah strikes after dozens killed in Sunday bombing - BBC News
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed troops were deployed along the Philadelphi Corridor - the thin buffer zone which separates Gaza and Egypt - overnight. Rushdi Abualouf
Earlier, we reported witness reports that Israeli forces were now in control of 9km of the strategically important route. BBC News Gaza correspondent
In a statement on its Rafah operations, the IDF says it is "engaging with terrorists in close-quarters combat and locating terror tunnel shafts, weapons, and additional terrorist infrastructure in the area". Eyewitnesses and local journalists in Rafah have reported that Israeli tanks have seized control of al-Awda roundabout in the heart of the city.
The Israel military also says it is "intensifying" operations in the central Gaza Strip and carrying out operations in northern Gaza. This roundabout is a key landmark housing major banks, government institutions, businesses, and shops.
The Israeli army's takeover of the roundabout, located just half-a-kilometre from the Palestinian-Egyptian border on the southern side, was marked by intense artillery shelling.
A witness, who sought refuge with family members at the Emirati Hospital in the city's west side described how soldiers positioned themselves at the top of a building overlooking the square and began shooting at any movement in the area.
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