Going into Rafah: "The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it had sent tanks into Rafah and established control over the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt, in what it called a limited operation aimed at destroying Hamas targets it says were used to attack Israeli soldiers," reports The New York Times.
The day prior, Israeli authorities had warned Palestinians sheltering in Rafah to move elsewhere, saying an invasion was imminent after Hamas had launched rockets from Rafah that killed four Israeli soldiers. "A sense of panic coursed through Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Monday after Israel issued an evacuation order for parts of the city, which has become home to more than a million Palestinians seeking refuge from seven months of war," reports the Times.
