Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Rafah next target, says Israel

Gallant says Hamas’s Khan Younis brigade is dismantled and that Israeli army will soon attack Gaza’s southernmost city.

Smoke rises over the residential areas following the Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza on January 31, 2024. [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]
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By Brian Osgood and Usaid Siddiqui

Published On 1 Feb 2024

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  • Israeli defence minister Gallant says Rafah, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled to escape violence, is Israeli army’s next target for ground assault.
  • Qatar says Hamas has received a proposal to halt the war in Gaza positively, but that it has yet to respond.