Gaza toll rises as US envoy visits Israel

By Agence France-Presse

May 21, 2024 12:06 am

RAFAH, Palestinian Territories – An Israeli strike killed more than 30 people in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Palestinian territory's civil defense agency said, as United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan visited the Jewish state for talks on the conflict.

Israeli troops have moved in on Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, which the army describes as the last Hamas stronghold and where the US says 800,000 civilians have been newly displaced by the fighting.

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