CNN: Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 35,000 as 300,000 Flee Rafah as Israel Launches New Attacks

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DEAN: "You're in the 'CNN Newsroom,' I'm Jessica Dean in New York, and tonight the Hamas-run Ministry of Health saying the number of Palestinians killed since the start of that war has now surpassed 35,000. CNN cannot independently confirm those numbers, though, that do not distinguish between fighters and civilians. These latest numbers coming as the Israeli military launches new attacks ahead of a major ground offensive in the city of Rafah. Israeli troops are moving in on the eastern part of that city, as well as central and northern Gaza, where the IDF claims Hamas is trying to rebuild. More than 300,000 civilians have fled Rafah since Monday. That's according to the U.N., calling it a 'forced and inhumane displacement of Palestinians.' Back here in the U.S., top White House officials continue to send Israel stark warnings against the launch of a wide-scale invasion."