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Israel pummels Gaza as troops push into central Rafah

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Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah. [AFP]

Israeli forces on Friday struck targets across the Gaza Strip, with witnesses reporting air raids around the southern city of Rafah, the latest focus of the nearly eight-month war.

Israel launched its military incursion into Rafah in early May despite international objections over the safety of civilians sheltering in the city on Gaza's border with Egypt.

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