South Africa tells UN World?Court that attack on Rafah must be stopped

South Africa urged the UN&s top court yesterday to order a halt to Israel&s offensive on Rafah, saying attacks on the southern Gaza city &must be stopped& to ensure the survival of the Palestinian people.

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Israeli tanks face rockets and mortars as they push into Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip

Israel&s tanks pushed into the heart of Jabalia in northern Gaza yesterday, ­facing anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs from militants concentrated there, while in the south, its forces pounded Rafah without advancing, Palestinian residents and militants said.

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Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza after they were struck by Israeli tank fire

The Israeli military said on Thursday that five soldiers were killed in the northern Gaza Strip when they were struck by Israeli tank fire.

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Fighting in Gaza intensifies as Israeli army targets militants in Rafah

Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza yesterday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for civilians, in an upsurge of the more than seven-month-old war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah amid row with Egypt over opening crossing

Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential areas of the southern Gazan border city where more than a million people had sought shelter, and its forces pounded the enclave's north in some of the fiercest attacks in months.

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Gaza death toll: how?many have been killed and how reliable are the figures?

Palestinian health authorities say Israel&s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 35,000 people, mostly civilians, and driven most of the enclave&s 2.3 million people from their homes.

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