Israel prepares for push into Rafah despite dense refugee population

Published February 8, 2024 12:39pm ET



Israel’s incursion into Gaza has lasted more than 100 days, but it has yet to find many of the Hamas leaders responsible for the attack on Oct. 7, 2023.

The hunt for the terrorist group’s leaders has Israel turning its attention to Rafah, a southern city that has become a refuge for more than a million Palestinians who have fled their homes — and, in turn, prompted speculation about the future of Hamas’s leaders, especially Yahya Sinwar.

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