Fear spreads in Rafah as Israel prepares for ground attack
NBC News spoke with displaced Gazans who fear time is running out as Israel prepares for a ground attack on heavily populated civilian areas.
“We are very scared, we don’t know where to go. There are many people here,” said the young woman. “Prosperity is too small.”
“We are people like you. I am afraid of what will happen to me and my family,” said another. “I’ve already lost my brother – I don’t want to lose anyone else.”
Israeli forces said they rescued 2 hostages
The Israel Defense Forces said today that its soldiers rescued two hostages who were kidnapped during an October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants.
In a statement, the IDF identified the two men as 70-year-old Louis Har and 60-year-old Fernando Simon Marman from a community called Nir Yitzhak. It was reported that two people were rescued during a mission in Rafah overnight.
“Both of them are in good health and have been sent to Israel for further medical examination,” the IDF said, adding that the mission was carried out jointly with the Israel Security Agency and Israel Police.
Israeli officials say that as of October 7, approximately 136 hostages remain in the hands of the militants.
Injured children in Rafah after the strikes
Somay al-Najjar comforts his brother Yamen after Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip today. Smoke rises from the buildings in Rafah early in the morning after the overnight strikes.
