9 Mar 2024
Israel hits one of the largest residential towers in Rafah with air raid, displacing hundreds who fled the building.
Israeli forces have struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, residents said, stepping up pressure on the last area of the enclave it has not yet invaded and where more than a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
The 12-floor Burj al-Masri building, located some 500 metres (1,640 feet) from the border with Egypt, was damaged in the air raid early on Saturday morning.
Dozens of families were made homeless though no casualties were reported, according to residents. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the incident.
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli air strike on a building, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
RAFAH, GAZA – MARCH 9: A view of damage after Israel targeted Burj al-Masri building on March 9, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. As a result of the attack, part of the building was destroyed and the surrounding buildings were damaged. ( Abed Rahim Khatib – Anadolu Agency )
Palestinians walk away with some items salvaged from the rubble of a residential building hit in an overnight Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 9, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
A Palestinian youth walks away with some items salvaged from the rubble of a residential building hit in an overnight Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 9, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
A Palestinian boy sits outside a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
Palestinians walk by a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
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