Israel’s war on Gaza updates: US expresses doubt over Israel’s Rafah attack

The UN says it was last allowed to deliver assistance to aid-dependent north Gaza in late January.

Palestinians mourn after identifying corpses of relatives killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on the southern Gaza Strip
By Linah Alsaafin, Tamila Varshalomidze and Brian Osgood
Published On 8 Feb 2024
  • US says it won’t support Israeli assault on Rafah without civilian protection plan while at least 14 have been killed there today in air strikes.
  • UNRWA chief says 300,000 at risk of famine in north Gaza as Israel has blocked “half” of aid missions there since beginning of year.