• Intense fighting knocks out communications in Rafah • Slovenia also moves to recognise Palestinian state RAFAH: Intense shelling and gunfire rocked Rafah on Thursday after Israel declared it had seized a strategic corridor along the Palestinian territory’s border with Egypt. Israel said its forces had taken over the 14-kilometre Philadelphi corridor, which it claims was used for weapons smuggling via tunnels. Egypt, a longtime … Continue reading Israel claims control of corridor along Egyptian border