2 months after Israeli invasion, Rafah city in Gaza is largely destroyed, now a "dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town."

2 months after Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city is now a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town. With most of Gaza's 2 million people having fled, abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings and destroyed roads are all that remain. The Israeli military has repeatedly described its ground operation in Rafah as "limited," but the extensive destruction visible in the southern city suggests otherwise. International media was allowed to visit Rafah for the first time since the invasion, shedding light on the scale of the devastation.

July 07, 2024
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