Last week, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had ordered troops to prepare to expand its ground operation to Rafah.

Israel Gaza: Palestinians sheltering in Rafah fear impending offensive

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A Palestinian doctor in Rafah has said people are terrified about the prospect of an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza's southern-most city, after a night of some of the worst air strikes he has experienced since arriving there.Last week, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had ordered troops to prepare to expand its ground operation to Rafah.More than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million is now crammed into the city on the border with Egypt, which was home to only 250,000 people before the war between Israel and Hamas erupted in October.

Many of the displaced people are living in makeshift shelters or tents in squalid conditions, with scarce access to safe drinking water or fooThe UK Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, said Israel should "stop and think seriously" before taking further action in Rafah.

The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, on Monday urged allies of Israel to stop sending weapons, as "too many people" were being killed in Gaza.d.

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