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Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah as battles rage in Gaza

Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential areas of the southern Gazan border city where more than a million people had sought shelter, and its forces pounded the enclave's north in some of the fiercest attacks in months.

By Amir Cohen, Mahmoud Issa, Mohammed Salem and Ramadan Abed / Reuters and Maxar Technologies

May 15, 2024

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A satellite view shows tents and shelters at a university, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, Gaza, May 15.
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A Palestinian boy sits atop a vehicle loaded with belongings as he returns to his house at Zeitoun neighborhood after Israeli forces withdrew from the area following a raid, in Gaza City, May 15.
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A Palestinian man inspects a damaged building at Zeitoun neighborhood after Israeli forces withdrew from the area following a raid, in Gaza City, May 15.
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Palestinians inspect their destroyed house at Zeitoun neighborhood after Israeli forces withdrew from the area following a raid, in Gaza City, May 15.
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Palestinians flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza City, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 15.
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An Israeli tank holds a position as smoke rises in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, May 15.
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An Israeli tank holds a position as smoke rises in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, May 15.
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An Israeli soldier sits in a tank near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, May 15.
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A Palestinian man pushes a bicycle with his belongings as he returns to his house at Zeitoun neighborhood after Israeli forces withdrew from the area following a raid, in Gaza City, May 15.
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Palestinian man, who was wounded in Israeli fire, lies on a bed as he receives treatment at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, May 14.
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Palestinians wounded in Israeli fire lie on beds as they receive treatment at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, May 14.
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Displaced Palestinians, who fled their house due to Israel's military offensive, sit outside their tent, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 13.

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