‘Fear turning to terror’ as Rafah pounded by relentless strikes as Israel ignores US arms threat
Israel’s bombardment of Rafah is advancing toward the densely-populated centre of the Gaza border city, where “fear has turned to terror” as trapped civilians try to flee with nowhere to go, UN officials have warned.
It comes as Israeli government officials hit out at a warning from Joe Biden that the US would not supply the weapons for a full-scale ground assault.
The US president told CNN he was worried about the impact on more than a million people, most of the displaced from other parts of the destroyed strip, who are sheltering in Rafah mostly in tents.
Israeli military did not reply to requests for comment about whether it was advancing further west. But reports from the ground indicate that tanks were moving deeper intothe ground and buildings were shaking as waves of Israeli strikes edged closer .
