Israel bombs yet another Gaza camp it had declared a safe zone
Officials say many bodies were ‘charred’ after the strikes triggered a fire that ripped through the camp in Rafah.
Palestinians look at the destruction caused by Israeli attacks on tents for the displaced people living near the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warehouses in Rafah. [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu]
(27th of May 2024)
The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza says the death toll from an overnight Israeli attack on the tents of displaced Palestinians in Rafah has risen to 45 as the attack sparks condemnation across the Arab and Western world.
In scenes grimly familiar from a war in its eighth month, Palestinian families on Monday rushed to hospitals to prepare their dead for burial after the Sunday night attack set tents and rickety shelters ablaze. Women wept as men held prayers beside bodies in shrouds.
“The whole world is witnessing Rafah getting burned up by Israel and no one is doing anything to stop it,” Bassam, a Rafah resident, said via a chat app, of the attack in an area of western Rafah that had been designated a safe zone.
The attack took place in the Tal As-Sultan neighbourhood, where thousands were sheltering after Israeli forces began a ground offensive in the east of Rafah more than two weeks ago.
Many of the dead were women and children, the health officials said, adding that the death toll was likely to rise as some injured people with severe burns were in critical condition.
Israel has kept up attacks on Rafah despite a ruling by the top United Nations court on Friday ordering it to stop, arguing that it grants it some scope for military action there.
The Israeli army said the air raids that came hours after rockets were fired towards Tel Aviv killed two senior Hamas operatives, and that it was investigating the reports of civilians killed in Rafah.
Gaza’s Civil Defence said many bodies were “charred” after the attack caused a fire that ripped through the camp. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said one of its field hospitals received an “influx of casualties seeking care for injuries and burns” and that “our teams are doing their best to save lives”.
The Israeli attack led to strong protests from Egypt, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait, which warned it could “hinder” budding steps to revive stalled ceasefire talks.
People walk near the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli air raid on an area designated for displaced people in Rafah. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
Mourners sit with the bodies of Palestinians killed in the Israeli attack on the Rafah camp. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
Israel's army said the air raids late on Sunday killed two senior Hamas operatives and that it was investigating the reports of civilian deaths. [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu]
Children look into a vehicle carrying the bodies of Palestinians killed in the attack. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
The attack led to strong protests from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar, which warned it could 'hinder' budding steps to revive stalled truce talks. [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu]
Gaza's civil defence agency said on Monday that many bodies were 'charred' after the air raids triggered a fire that ripped through the displacement centre in Rafah. [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu]
The air raids were reported hours after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel's massive air, sea and ground attacks. [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu]
Palestinians look at the destruction caused by the attacks on the tents of displaced people in Rafah. [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu]
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screenshot of a tweet from @/mekomit. it’s in hebrew, but according to the english translation it says:
“now at tel aviv university there is a ceremony commemorating nakba day. in response to the ban on palestinian flags, the students arrived with signs in the colors of the flag and drawings of watermelons. photography and reporting: oren ziv.”
attached is a photo of the protest.
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