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Palestinian civilians in Gaza hoped that last week's ruling from the International Court of Justice might represent a turning point, but it has quickly turned into an argument about legal interpretation and world order.
Many Palestinians had taken refuge in the city from widespread bombardment
The Independent News Source
The small city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip was sheltering more than a million Palestinians who fled Israeli assaults in other areas
Israel has pounded Rafah with air strikes and tank fire, pressing its offensive in the southern Gaza city despite international condemnation of an attack that sparked a blaze in a tent camp for the displaced, killing at least 45 people.