In A Closer Look, The National provides an in-depth take on one of the main stories of the week
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Israel's air-and-ground offensive has pushed three-quarters of Gaza's 2.3 million residents from their homes – and new orders to evacuate areas around Khan Younis are cramming people into ever-shrinking areas of the tiny coastal strip.
Along with representatives from the UN Security Council, The National was invited to visit the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza to see what the needs on the ground are.
Here, host Enas Refaei talks to Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi about her visit to the area.
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Palestinian children look at the site of an Israeli strike on a house. Reuters -
Palestinians inspect the site after an Israeli strike on a house. Reuters -
Israeli military vehicles as seen from southern Israel, operate inside Gaza Strip on Sunday. AP Photo -
An Israeli Merkava tank in the Gaza Strip amid the continued war between Israel and Gaza. Reuters -
Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. Reuters -
Palestinian militants clash with the Israelis at Jenin refugee camp in the occupied the West Bank. EPA -
An Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip. Reuters -
Israeli military vehicles. Reuters -
Israeli vehicles drive into Gaza from Israel. Getty Images -
Displaced Palestinians in tents in Khan Younis. AP -
A Palestinian child in Khan Younis. AP -
Benjamin Netanyahu vows to fight on in Gaza. 'Nothing will stop us,' he said. AP -
A Palestinian girl wounded in the Israeli bombardment arrives at a hospital in Rafah. AP -
Palestinian children wait in line for food in Rafah. AP -
Family and friends mourn during a funeral for Maj Roy Meldasi in Afula, Israel. Getty Images -
Maj Meldasi's funeral. Getty Images -
An Israeli military helicopter fires a missile. EPA -
Smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment on northern Gaza. AFP -
Graves damaged during the Israeli ground offensive in the Fallujah neighbourhood, in Jabalia. Reuters -
Damage in Rafah. AFP -
Palestinians rest in their makeshift tent at a camp set up at a school in Rafah. AFP -
Palestinian boys in their tent. AFP -
Mourners collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in an air strike in Khan Younis. Getty Images -
The results of a draft resolution vote calling for a ceasefire at the UN General Assembly. Getty Images -
Palestinian ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour speaks after the vote in New York. AFP -
Humanitarian aid lorries wait to be inspected at the Kerem Shalom crossing. Reuters -
Palestinians look for survivors in Rafah. AP -
Smoke rises over Gaza, seen from southern Israel. Reuters -
A child reacts following an Israeli air strike on Palestinian houses in Rafah. Reuters
