Coverage dated October 7, 2026

Satellite photos show how Israeli forces have erased Gaza towns

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military campaign over the past three years: The city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people, has been erased.

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    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military campaign over the past three years: The city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people, has been erased.

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