Israeli forces push into Rafah city as nearly 450,000 flee fighting

Israeli tanks moved deeper into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, pushing closer to the dense urban centers President Biden has warned Israel against invading, and prompting one of the largest civilian exoduses of the seven-month war.

Local reporters, a witness and the Reuters news agency, citing residents, said Israeli forces had entered the neighborhoods of al-Jneina, al-Brazil and al-Salam — all in the eastern part of Rafah but well within its city limits.