German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is calling for additional border crossings to be opened. Egypt is now building a massive reception camp in the desert, enclosed by high concrete walls, for tens of thousands of people.
Israel's army said it began an operation on Thursday (February 15) in a clinic in Khan Yunis, which is in southern Gaza. Soldiers entered Nasser Hospital to recover bodies of hostages, the military said. US President Joe Biden once again called for the protection of the more than one million civilians in Rafah.