The BBC s Gaza correspondent who lives near the Raffeh crossing point has learnt that his house along with several others has been destroyed by Israeli bombs or shells.
Even more alarmingly the Israeli have dropped thousands of leafletts in that area of southern Gaza ordering the residents out of their homes by tomorrow because they are to be attacked by the Israeli military.
Israel has used a wide range of deadly weapons including tank shells,one tonne bombs and white phospherous against civilian targets and there is speculation that it may be considering using a giant thermobaric bomb against the Raffeh neighbourhood.
Israel seems to be going for broke with its war crimes against the people of Gaza with several hundred children killed and many others maimed and mutilated through rocket,bomb and artillery attacks by the Israeli Defence Force.
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