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Israeli air strikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in Rafah early Saturday, hours after Israel's prime minister said he asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from the southern Gaza city ahead of a ground invasion. Israeli strikes also targeted the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus early Saturday, the Syrian military said. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.