Israeli troops close in on Rafah, leaving Gaza civilians nowhere to run

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Israeli authorities are intensifying their military assault on Rafah, now the strip’s most-populous city.  Yousef Hammash, a Gaza aid worker with the Norwegian Refugee Council, has relocated to Rafah with his family. He speaks with The World’s Carolyn Beeler.  

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