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The Terror Base in Rafah: The Farming Town That Became Hamas's Last Stronghold

Makor Rishon · 2024-05-03

A long feature in Makor Rishon's weekend supplement on Rafah on the eve of a possible Israeli ground operation, built on interviews with two retired Israeli officers, Harel Knafo and David Hacham. Its section on how the town moved from farming to smuggling recalls Omar Shaban's 2010 explanation that tunnel digging was the only work young Gazans could live from, paying 25 dollars a day.

A long feature in Makor Rishon's weekend supplement on Rafah on the eve of a possible Israeli ground operation, built on interviews with two retired Israeli officers, Harel Knafo and David Hacham. Its section on how the town moved from farming to smuggling recalls Omar Shaban's 2010 explanation tha…

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