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cliffside

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15. Gazans Once Escaped To Rafah. Now Israel Is Razing It - Full article, maps and video

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Sun Aug 17, 2025, 08:06 PM

Aug 17

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/15/world/middleeast/rafah-gaza-israel-damage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fE8.yFlp.BqIDeI_ouSgr&smid=url-share

"Satellite images analyzed by The New York Times show that the Israeli military has flattened large areas in and around the city of Rafah and built new military infrastructure in the last two months....

New Construction
Israeli forces are not just clearing land. They are building on it.

One new road already stretches more than three miles from the Israeli border across Rafah into agricultural areas. It is protected by berms, trenches and several military outposts.

And other construction is moving at a rapid clip, the satellite images show.

Several new military outposts, often graded, paved and surrounded by defensive walls, have been built across southern Gaza in the past month. Soldiers have also commandeered buildings to use as bases, such as an under-construction hospital..."

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Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war [View all] cliffside Aug 16 OP

They are starving children to death angrychair Aug 16 #1

No starvation according to Netanyahu, so those children and parents in Gaza City better start walking south ... cliffside Aug 16 #2

It's the first step of the ethnic cleansing plan. AloeVera Aug 17 #8

Agree with your post! It is sickening to see our politicians hardly object to what Israel is doing ... cliffside Aug 17 #12

They've been doing that for a while. Months. Building roads with military posts to divide Gaza into sections. AloeVera Aug 17 #16

Building roads/barriers both in Gaza and the West Bank, I'm sure there a lot going behind the scenes, money most cliffside Aug 17 #19

Who are "they"? I think I agree with you fully, but just come out and say it, please. Clarity without bias or hate or Exp Aug 17 #6

Is It Uncomfortable to Starve To Death? DrFunkenstein Aug 18 #21

When I was young adult angrychair Aug 18 #23

Israel to resume supply of tents, shelter gear as it readies to move Gaza City residents cliffside Aug 17 #3

How thoughtful and kind of them. ( SARCASM, obvously) Exp Aug 17 #5

"No, it is NOT genocide!" Exp Aug 17 #4

"Israelis urge mass protest over war" Yah, you gotta see that! "Urge" is such a strong word. Exp Aug 17 #7

The protests are big - hundreds of thousands, in a country of 10 million muriel_volestrangler Aug 17 #9

And they are SO TIMELY! Right on top of the issue!! (SARCASM!!) Exp Aug 17 #10

Happy to see today's action, sadly most of this is for the release of hostages, which is fine don't get me wrong ... cliffside Aug 17 #13

No. Israel would not withdraw nor give up on the ethnic cleansing. AloeVera Aug 17 #18

The Israeli military will be forcing civilians from their homes in northern Gaza? Prairie Gates Aug 17 #11

That's the plan for now :( nt cliffside Aug 17 #14

Gazans Once Escaped To Rafah. Now Israel Is Razing It - Full article, maps and video cliffside Aug 17 #15

They are building the concentration camp complete with guard towers. AloeVera Aug 17 #17

Also building roads in the West Bank to cut off towns, the video posted by a DU member moniss on Friday shows cliffside Aug 17 #20

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