Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. The operation killed at least 67 Palestinians, including women and children, according to Palestinian health officials in the beleaguered territory. To assist the rescue forces, heavy airstrikes pounded the area near the apartment in Rafah, a city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the Israel-Hamas war. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/israel-hamas-conflict/israeli-forces-rescue-2-hostages-kill-67-palestinians/507-dba84bd6-8189-400f-a9b6-054864bdc502