Defense minister says Israel committed to broadening Rafah ground operation
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Palestinians look at the rubble of a family house that was hit overnight in Israeli bombardment in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in southern Gaza, May 20, 2024. Palestinians mourn in an ambulance next to bodies of relatives killed in overnight Israeli bombardment in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in southern Gaza, May 20, 2024, Palestinians wait for aid trucks to cross in central Gaza Strip, May 19, 2024.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday that Israel is committed to broadening its ground operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as he met with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
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