Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least five as ship comes under attack in Gulf

Palestinians flee from northern Gaza (Mohammed Dahman/AP)

Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people.

More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares for an offensive in the city.