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April 26, 2024

Rafah Under Incessant Israeli Attacks Ahead of Anticipated Ground Invasion
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In Gaza, the city of Rafah remains under nonstop Israeli attacks as
Israel prepares to move ahead with its ground invasion. Eight-year-old
Abdel Karim Al-Kurd described the moment his home came under attack
Thursday night.

Abdel Karim Al-Kurd: "At night, we were sleeping quietly, my brother and
I, in a bedroom. My mother and my grandfather were awake. So, when they
shelled, the rubble was above our heads, and the glass was shattered,
and the house was smashed. Here, if you want, go and look. The whole
house was destroyed. Nothing is left in it."

In other news from the region, a Hamas official said the group would
disarm if an independent Palestinian state is established and refugees
are allowed to return.


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