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. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble piles that tower over the Israeli military vehicles passing by. Very few civilians remain.
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.
The Israeli military invited reporters into Rafah on Wednesday, the first time international media visited Gaza’s southernmost city since it was invaded May 6. Israel has barred international journalists from entering Gaza independently since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that sparked the war.
INB4 the Palestinian previous residents are permanently barred from returning and it’s redeveloped for Israeli “settlers.”
I’m sure Netanyahu considers that a success.
There’s a red line somewhere in there.
There never was though
the first time international media visited Gaza’s southernmost city since it was invaded May 6.
well i’m pretty sure there were more media in gaza since october. Do they mean to say 'the first time media visited gaza and werent killed by the IDF?
International media was barred by Israel to visit Gaza since the start of the war. Local media was obviously there and being intentionally targeted, which may have been why Israel wouldn’t let international media in.
good clarification thanks :). when i saw reports about the high death toll of journalists in gaza i had assumed that some were international, but it appears that all 77 or so were Gaza based reporters. My bad.
You’re welcome. :)
