An Israeli Defense Forces strike in Rafah, targeting Hamas leaders, resulted in the deaths of dozens of people in a displaced persons camp.

The essay discusses the comparison between the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah and the current situation in Gaza and the West Bank, accusing Palestinians of perpetrating heinous acts of violence against Jews and advocating for their destruction akin to the biblical annihilation of Sodom.

Amid stalled negotiations, Hamas and Israel exchanged deadly fire in Rafah, with Hamas rocket fire killing three Israeli soldiers and Israel responding by closing a border crossing and bombing Rafah, resulting in 16 deaths.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a Washington visit by Israeli officials following a disagreement with President Joe Biden over Israels planned invasion of Rafah, a city on the Gaza-Egypt border.

Several writers and activists, including Naomi Klein and Michelle Alexander, declined to participate in PEN America's World Voices Festival due to what they perceived as the organization's inadequate support of Palestinian artists during the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Three displaced Palestinians from Rafah in Gaza describe the dire and unlivable conditions in the city as they brace for an imminent Israeli invasion.

There were reports suggesting that Egypt might suspend its peace treaty with Israel if Israel invaded Rafah, a city on Gaza's border with Egypt.

The summary is as follows: The text discusses the dire living conditions in Rafah, a small area of the Gaza Strip, and the impending invasion by the Israeli military.