It was “barbaric” and a blatant violation of international law, yet Israel’s tanks kept firing.
CAIRO – An Israeli air strike killed at least 45 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, drawing condemnation from European leaders on May 27 who urged implementation of a World Court ruling to halt Israel’s offensive.
Earlier on May 26, it said eight rockets were intercepted after being fired from the Rafah area. A minister said that showed the need for continued operations against Hamas. 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 more than two weeks ago.
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the ruling must be respected.By daylight, the camp was a smoking wreckage of tents, twisted metal and charred belongings. Hospitals in Rafah, including the International Committee of the Red Cross field hospital, were unable to handle all the wounded, so some were moved to hospitals in Khan Younis further north in Gaza for treatment, medics said.“Gaza is hell on earth. Images from last night are yet another testament to that,” UNRWA wrote on social media platform X.attacked southern Israeli communities on Oct 7
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