JERUSALEM : An Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, medics said, drawing condemnation from European leaders on Monday (May 27) who urged implementation of a
Palestinians look at the damages after a fire at the site of an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced people, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 27, 2024. in the Gaza city of Rafah, medics said, drawing condemnation from European leaders on Monday who urged implementation of a
Israel's military said Sunday's air attack, based on"precise intelligence", had eliminated militant group Hamas' chief of staff for the second and larger Palestinian territory, the West Bank, plus another official behind attacks on Israelis. The attack took place in the Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood, where thousands were sheltering after Israeli forces began a ground offensive in the east of Rafah over two weeks ago.
Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock and the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the ruling must be respected."International humanitarian law applies for all, also for Israel's conduct of the war," Baerbock said.By daylight, the camp was a smoking wreckage of tents, twisted metal and charred belongings.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said the situation was horrifying."Gaza is hell on earth. Images from last night are yet another testament to that," UNRWA wrote on X.
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