RAFAH, Palestinian Territories — Israel's forces continued to battle Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily dismissed a bid for an international arrest warrant against him on war-crimes charges in the coastal Palestinian territory.
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories — Israel's forces continued to battle Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily dismissed a bid for an international arrest warrant against him on war-crimes charges in the coastal Palestinian territory.
The World Health Organization said Jabalia's Al-Awda Hospital had been 'under siege' for two days, trapping 170 patients and staff who had reported sniper fire and a rocket hit.Israel launched its ground assault on parts of Rafah early this month, defying international opposition including from the US, the Jewish state's top ally, which worried for the over 1 million civilians trapped there.
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