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Today, we will be hearing from Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Egypt.

First, here are what's in the headlines right now about Raffa.

More than 1 million people are sheltering in the southern Gazan city.

The Israeli military has initiated a ground incursion there and has seized

control of the Gaza side of the Rafa border crossing with Egypt. President

Biden said yesterday that the US would not supply Israel with certain weapons if its military invades Rafa.

Meanwhile, Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal that Israel says is, quote,

far from its requirements

Israeli officials are saying that the Rafa incursion is a quote very limited operation

to achieve tactical goals that will put further pressure on Hamas in

continued talks. So those are the headlines. But on the ground in Rafa there are not headlines. There are people.

Over the past several days, Ahmed Abu Artyma has been sending on point voice memos from Raffa. He is a father and currently homeless.

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