Israel has ramped up its offensive near the Gaza-Egypt border, where Israeli jets have bombed the city of Rafah, where over a million Palestinians who have sought safety. Local sources told The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that the attacks on the city were so severe they could be heard on the other side of the border in the North Sinai Governorate. “The Israeli air strikes were the most severe on the border area since the start of the war on Gaza,” the source said, adding that there are growing fears of what a ground incursion on Rafah will mean for people in Egypt…