Report: More than 100 dead in Israel's attacks in Rafah. Women and children apparently also died in the intense attacks in the southern Gaza Strip.
According to US media, planning the offensive on Rafah will take even more time. Egypt fears that a massive military operation could lead to a rush of desperate Palestinians to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The strategy for an offensive on the city bordering Egypt, where hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people have sought protection, is “very complex”