Israeli air strikes pummelled densely crowded Rafah on Saturday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his troops to “prepare to operate” in the southern border city that has become a last refuge for displaced Palestinians. Israeli strikes also targeted a “residential building” west of the Syrian capital early Saturday, a war monitor said, with state media reporting Syrian air defences responded to an Israeli “air attack”. Read our live blog for all the latest developments
<!-- wp:html --><p>Israeli air strikes pummelled densely crowded Rafah on Saturday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his troops to "prepare to operate" in the southern border city that has become a last refuge for displaced Palestinians. Israeli strikes also targeted a "residential building" west of the Syrian capital early Saturday, a war monitor said, with state media reporting Syrian air defences responded to an Israeli "air attack". Read our live blog for all the latest developments</p><!-- /wp:html -->