Israeli night attack on Rafah in southern Gaza kills 15 Netanyahu orders attack plan. More than 1.3 million Palestinians are expected to have fled to Rafah during a massive Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
Egypt has dispatched about 40 tanks and armored personnel carriers to the northeastern Sinai Peninsula in the past two weeks to strengthen security measures on the border with Gaza. The United Nations will not support in any way the forced displacement of civilians in the Rafah area, which violates international law, a spokesman said on the 9th.