Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town two months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas [Video]

Israeli army vehicles transport a group of soldiers and journalists inside the southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The Israeli military invited reporters for a tour of Rafah, where the military has been operating since May 6. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)

By Ohad Zwigenberg The Associated Press

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town.

Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble piles that tower over the Israeli military vehicles passing by. Very few civilians remain.

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Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than two million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town. The Israeli …

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