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Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it

Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there.