Four Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike near Rafah - official
According to Hamas and health officials, a senior border official appointed by Hamas and three others were killed in Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip near the Egypt border, due to an Israeli air strike on Thursday. However, Israel's military has denied involvement.
- Middle East
- Reuters
- Published Date: 02:40 | 21 December 2023
- Modified Date: 02:40 | 21 December 2023
An Israeli air strike killed a senior border official and three others in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt, the health officials said on Thursday.
The Hamas and health officials said Colonel Bassam Ghaben, director of the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing of the Israel-Gaza border, and three other Palestinians were killed in the strike near the gate of Rafah crossing.
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