GAZA -- The Israeli army carried out on Monday airstrikes on areas in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses.

Sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli airstrikes created fire belts in the vicinity of Gaza Airport and on the outskirts of the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of Rafah. (Gaza-Israeli Airstrikes-Rafah)

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JERUSALEM -- Israel's war cabinet has approved the launch of a ground offensive on Rafah that would take place after the civil population is evacuated, Israeli media reported on Monday.

The operation is expected to begin "within days," Israel's Ynet site reported. (Israel-Rafah-Ground Attack)

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GAZA -- At least 22 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security and medical sources on Monday.

Security sources told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes launched more than 12 raids overnight on various areas of the city of Rafah in the far south of Gaza. (Gaza-Israeli Attacks-Deaths)

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ANKARA -- At least 8 people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in a collision between a minibus and a concrete mixer in the Islahiye district of Gaziantep province in southern Türkiye.

The incident took place in the Agabey region on the Islahiye-Hatay highway, as reported by the semi-official Anadolu Agency. The minibus was severely damaged and reportedly overturned into a ravine. (Türkiye-Bus Accident) Enditem

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