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Added on the 15/10/2023 10:40:53 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the town of Rafah on Gaza's southern border with Egypt. Pressure for a ceasefire has mounted as Israeli forces push towards Rafah, where more than half the besieged territory's population has taken shelter. IMAGES
Images show Israeli military vehicles moving along the border with the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In war-battered Gaza, there has been mounting concern over Israeli plans to launch an assault on the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where 1.5 million people have sought refuge, many in makeshift encampments. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in El-Arish airport in Egypt, to visit the border with Gaza after Israel vowed to send its troops to fight Hamas in the nearby city of Rafah, even without United States support. IMAGES
Israeli security forces block the road in front of anti-government activists and protesting relatives of Israeli hostages, in Tel Aviv, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES
Smoke rises in the southern Gaza Strip, seen from the Israel-Gaza border, following Israeli strikes. Artillery fire pounded southern Gaza as Israel said it has begun flooding Hamas tunnels and mediators sought a halt to the nearly four-month war. IMAGES