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Israel says that Rafah, which borders Egypt, is the last remaining stronghold for the Hamas militant group in Gaza after more than four months of war.

A hospital official and AP journalists say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 44 Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Israel asserts that Rafah, located near the Egyptian border, stands as the final significant bastion of the Hamas militant organization in Gaza, stemming from the conflict instigated by a Hamas assault in October.

Four months into the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office said it has ordered the military to develop a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah and destroy four Hamas battalions it says are deployed there.

Israel says that Rafah, which borders Egypt, is the last remaining stronghold for Hamas in Gaza after over four months of war sparked by the group’s Oct. 7 attack.

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from a PTI

Israeli airstrikes killed 44 Palestinians in Rafah on Saturday, out of which over a dozen were children. | World News

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The Rafah developments portend further deterioration throughout the Gaza Strip, Sameh Shoukry said