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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Malak A Tantesh in Rafah

‘No safe place’: people in Rafah describe terror as Israeli assault begins

People stand amid the ruins of buildings.
People inspect destroyed houses on 7 May after Israeli attacks in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

Aid agencies in Gaza have less than a day’s fuel for trucks and tankers that deliver vital food, medicine, water and diesel to millions across the territory, threatening an almost complete shutdown of operations including bakeries and hospitals, officials have warned.

All main entry points to the south of Gaza are closed and there has been widespread looting of existing stocks in Rafah after aid agencies were forced to leave warehouses unguarded following warnings to evacuate the area from Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) ahead of the military offensive launched on the city on Tuesday morning.

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