Coverage dated July 6, 2024

Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas

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Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town.

  2. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Rafah now a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza's more than 2 million people. Today, it is a ghost town.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Rafah is dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble piles that tower over the Israeli military vehicles passing by. Very few civilians remain.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town two months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Israel says it has nearly defeated Hamas forces in Rafah — an area identified earlier this year as the militant group’s last stronghold in Gaza.

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town. Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows.

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