Heavy fighting reported in Rafah camp as Israeli forces blow up several homes

Israeli forces blew up a residential block containing several houses in the al-Shabura refugee camp in southern Rafah on Wednesday, according to local media. 

This comes as Israeli troops advance into the densely-populated area amid heavy clashes with Palestinian fighters. 

Al-Shabura is officially part of the Rafah refugee camp, which was established by the Unrwa in 1949. 

It is located about 2 km south-east of Rafah's city centre.