Gaza: People flee Rafah as Israel intensifies attack on city

Thousands of people are fleeing the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip as Israel deepens its offensive in southern Gaza.

“The situation is scary, with all the shelling – the children are scared. We have no place left to stay,” said Yasmin Yasen, one of many exhausted displaced people.

Israel’s military said Wednesday it had seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza’s border with Egypt.

The move comes as Israel has deepened its incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people seeking shelter…