- Title: TIMELINE: Israel-Hamas war from April to September 2024
- Date: 31st January 2024
- Summary: An Israeli air strike hit a house in western Rafah on May 8 killing four people and wounding several others, the Gaza-based health ministry said. Hours later, residents started clearing the road and searched for their belongings among the rubble. RAFAH, GAZA (FILE - MAY 8, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING NEAR DAMAGED CAR, RUBBLE CRATER, PEOPLE STANDING NEAR DAMAGED CAR, RUBBLE As battles raged on the outskirts of Rafah on May 8 with Israeli forces closing in, Palestinians were on the move again, abandoning neighbourhoods of the southern Gaza city and leaving them as ghost towns. RAFAH, GAZA (FILE - MAY 8, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LOADING BACK OF TRUCK WITH BELONGINGS SMALL VEHICLE LOADED WITH ITEMS / TRUCK LOADED WITH ITEMS WITH PEOPLE SITTING ON BACK OF TRUCK Lines of aid trucks filled the road leading to the Egyptian side of Rafah's border crossing for a second day on May 8 after Israel took control of the Palestinian side of the crossing May 7, leading to its closure. RAFAH, EGYPT (FILE - MAY 8, 2024) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) GATE WITH EGYPT’S FLAG / SIGN READING (Arabic): “Rafah land crossing” VARIOUS OF TRUCKS CARRYING AID LINED UP ON ROAD AMBULANCES LINED UP IN FRONT OF EGYPT’S SIDE OF RAFAH BORDER CROSSING
- Embargoed: 14th February 2024 00:04
- Keywords: 2024 Abbas Biden Gaza Hamas Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh Hezbollah Houthi ICJ Israel Palestinians Sunak timeline
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- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA00D200313012024RP1
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