The armor has been spotted near Al Awda mosque, witnesses told Reuters
Israeli tanks have reportedly reached the center of Rafah as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued its operation in the Palestinian city on Tuesday.
The armored vehicles could be seen near Al Awda mosque, a city landmark, Reuters reported, citing witness accounts.
Footage published by Al Jazeera on social media purports to show Israeli tanks inside the city.
The IDF’s actions in Rafah have attracted widespread condemnation after an airstrike on the city’s Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood killed at least 45 Palestinian refugees on Sunday. Israel initially said the attack had been a precision strike intended to kill senior officers of the militant group Hamas. However, it later blamed “a tragic mistake” in its targeting process for the deaths of civilians.
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