At least 58 people have been killed and around 2 dozen injured in Israeli strikes in Rafah since Sunday.
Israeli forces have penetrated more than a mile into Rafah, Gaza Strip.
Thousands of Palestinians, including women and children, have been displaced due to the conflict.
A Satellite View of Israel's New Front in Gaza
Israeli forces pushed into Rafah, resulting in widespread damage to the city including flattened structures. New satellite imagery from Planet Labs shows damaged buildings reaching more than two miles into Gaza near Rafah's border crossing with Egypt. Israel seized Rafah's border crossing with Egypt this week. Rafah is home to one of the two main entry points for aid entering Gaza during the war, but no fuel or aid has made it through since the latest Israeli military operation began. Local health authorities reported a significant increase in the death toll due to intense Israeli bombardment across Gaza, particularly in Rafah. The bodies of 58 people killed in Israeli strikes had arrived at Rafah's Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital since Sunday.
According to satellite images from Planet Labs, Israeli forces have expanded their operations in Rafah from airstrikes to ground operations. IDF forces have penetrated more than a mile inside the Palestinian enclave from the Rafah crossing gate. At least four people were killed and around two dozen injured by Israeli airstrikes in Tal Al Sultan neighborhood on Wednesday. IDF conducted targeted raids and eliminated about 30 terrorists and destroyed terrorist infrastructure in the eastern Rafah area.
Thousands of Palestinians, including women and children, have been displaced as a result of Israel seizing control of the Rafah border crossing. At least 1.3 million people have been squeezed into the small area of Rafah, bordering Egypt. Over 50% of those people fled fighting in other parts of Gaza.
The United Nations has expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Rafah, calling for immediate access to provide aid to those affected by the conflict.
Israeli military operations in Rafah have expanded from airstrikes to ground operations, as shown in satellite images obtained by CNN from Planet Labs.
IDF forces have penetrated more than a mile inside the Palestinian enclave from the Rafah crossing gate.
At least four people were killed and around two dozen injured by Israeli airstrikes in Tal Al Sultan neighborhood on Wednesday.
IDF conducted targeted raids and eliminated about 30 terrorists and destroyed terrorist infrastructure in the eastern Rafah area.
Accuracy
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Over 1 million Palestinians have fled to Rafah during the war, where Hamas is believed to have regrouped after Israel’s destruction of much of the strip’s north.
Gazans began fleeing Rafah due to growing pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from his coalition to launch a full-scale ground operation in the city.
IDF said it was conducting a ‘precise counterterrorism operation’ in specific areas of eastern Rafah.
Deception
(5%)
The article contains selective reporting as it only reports details that support the authors' position of Israeli military operations expanding in Rafah. The article also uses emotional manipulation by describing the destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes and ground operations, such as 'completely destroyed several buildings' and 'people carrying children in their arms, some apparently bleeding and unconscious'. Additionally, there is sensationalism with phrases like 'central focus of Israel’s war in Gaza' and 'razed by bulldozers and other heavy machinery'. The article does not disclose any sources for the information presented.
new satellite images obtained by CNN from Planet Labs show... some buildings have been bulldozed
People could be seen running through the streets of Rafah in the aftermath of a strike on Wednesday... Several carried children in their arms, some apparently bleeding and unconscious
The IDF said it was conducting a 'precise counterterrorism operation' in specific areas of eastern Rafah
Fallacies
(75%)
The article contains some inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority, but no formal logical fallacies. The author provides a detailed account of the situation in Rafah based on satellite images and interviews with local sources. However, there are some instances of dichotomous depictions and potential appeal to authority.
. . . Israel’s attack in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has expanded from airstrikes to ground operations, new satellite images obtained by CNN from Planet Labs show. . .
Bias
(95%)
The authors use language that depicts the IDF operations as destructive and violent, with phrases like 'razed by bulldozers and other heavy machinery', 'bulldozed and razed buildings', 'eliminated terrorists' and 'destroyed large amounts of terrorist infrastructure'. They also quote hospital sources stating that at least 35 people have died in Rafah since Monday evening, which could be seen as an attempt to depict the situation as extreme or unnecessary. The authors do not provide any counter-arguments or perspectives from the Israeli side.
CNN previously confirmed through hospital sources in Rafah that at least 35 people had died in Rafah since Monday evening, including seven women and nine children.
The IDF has released footage of its 401st Brigade Combat team conducting 'operational raids on suspicious buildings' near to where it said its soldiers had been fired on by Hamas militants. The IDF said that during the operation it 'eliminated about 30 terrorists and destroyed large amounts of terrorist infrastructure in the region.'
The IDF said it was conducting a 'precise counterterrorism operation in specific areas of eastern Rafah', which included 'targeted raids'. It also claimed to have 'eliminated terrorists and uncovered terrorist infrastructure, as well as underground shafts in several locations in the eastern Rafah area.'
Thousands of Palestinians, including women and children, have been displaced as a result.
At least 1.3 million people have been squeezed into the small area of Rafah, bordering Egypt.
Over 50% of those people fled fighting in other parts of Gaza.
Accuracy
Israeli forces dropped leaflets instructing people to seek refuge in an
IDF conducted targeted raids and eliminated about 30 terrorists and destroyed terrorist infrastructure in the eastern Rafah area.
Deception
(30%)
The article uses emotional manipulation by describing the situation as 'devastating' for civilians and 'suffering' for Palestinians multiple times. It also uses selective reporting by only mentioning the number of deaths caused by Israeli airstrikes without providing context or mentioning any Palestinian attacks or causalities. The article also implies facts without linking to peer-reviewed studies, such as stating 'hundreds' have been killed since late March and 'most of them women and children'.
No aid can pass through the crossing, and one of the area’s main medical centers has shut down.
Israeli forces dropped leaflets from the sky in Rafah instructing people to seek refuge in an ‘expanded humanitarian area’ north and northwest of the city.
Israeli government spokesperson Avi Hyman said the operation ‘is the beginning of our mission to take out the last four Hamas brigades in Rafah.’
Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for the U.N. humanitarian office, warned that if the crossing stays closed for long, ‘it would be a very effective way of putting the humanitarian operation in its grave.’
Less than 24 hours later, Israeli tanks rolled into the eastern part of Rafah, seizing control of the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza.
Palestinians feel there’s nowhere left to go.
The concept of a safe-designated area has become elusive for the people of Gaza. It’s an illusion because it has been shattered.
The impact could be devastating for civilians.
Thousands of Palestinians, including women and children, migrated from the neighborhoods in the east of Rafah and reaches the coastal side of the city of Deir al-Balah.
Fallacies
(85%)
The author uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating 'Israel seized control of the Rafah border crossing. The impact could be devastating.' This is an appeal to emotion and fear without providing any evidence or facts to support this claim. Additionally, the author quotes several individuals expressing their concerns and experiences, but these statements do not constitute fallacies on their own.
]Israel seized control of the Rafah border crossing. The impact could be devastating[
The concept of a safe-designated area has become elusive for the people of Gaza. It's an illusion because it has been shattered.
Bias
(80%)
The article expresses a clear bias against Israel by describing the Israeli military's actions as 'seizing control of the Rafah border crossing' and 'invading Rafah', while also implying that these actions will have devastating consequences for civilians. The author also quotes Palestinians expressing their fear and desperation, but does not provide any counter perspective from Israel or its military.
Israel seized control of the Rafah border crossing.
The latest developments in the war could lead to a tipping point in U.S. support.
Israeli forces pushed into Rafah, resulting in widespread damage to the city including flattened structures.
New satellite imagery from Planet Labs shows damaged buildings reaching more than two miles into Gaza near Rafah’s border crossing with Egypt.
Israel seized Rafah’s border crossing with Egypt this week.
Rafah is home to one of the two main entry points for aid entering Gaza during the war, but no fuel or aid has made it through since the latest Israeli military operation began.
Local health authorities reported a significant increase in the death toll due to intense Israeli bombardment across Gaza, particularly in Rafah. The bodies of 58 people killed in Israeli strikes had arrived at Rafah’s Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital since Sunday.
Accuracy
IDF forces have penetrated more than a mile inside the Palestinian enclave from the Rafah crossing gate.
Over a million Palestinians have sought refuge in Rafah due to Israeli bombardment in other parts of Gaza.
