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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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Saturday, March 9, 2024
Israeli strike said to hit 12-story tower in Rafah after residents warned to leave, no casualties
Palestinians gather in front of a residential building hit in an overnight Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 9, 2023. (Said Khatib/AFP)
Israel struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, residents say.
The 12-floor building, located some 500 meters from the border with Egypt, was damaged in the strike. 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.
One of the tower’s 300 residents told Reuters that Israel gave them a 30-minute warning to flee the building at night.
