RAFAH: Israel faced a wave of international condemnation on Monday (May 27) over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for
Israel said it was looking into the"tragic accident" and its impact on civilians after the latest mass casualty event in the Gaza war, which has raged sinceAdding to already heightened tensions since Israel launched a ground operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in early May, the Israeli and Egyptian militaries reported a"shooting incident" on Monday thatIsrael's military said Sunday evening's attack in the southern Rafah area had targeted and killed two...
Relatives of captives held in Gaza, who have increased pressure on Netanyahu's government demanding action to secure a hostage release deal, heckled him from the public gallery as he was speaking, and raised posters of their loved ones. Gaza's civil defence agency said the strike ignited a fire that tore through a displacement centre in northwestern Rafah near a facility of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
Mughayyir said the rescue efforts were hampered by war damage and the impacts of Israel's siege, which has led to severe shortages of fuel and"water to extinguish fires". Jordan accused Israel of"ongoing war crimes", Saudi Arabia condemned"the continued massacres", and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed"to hold these barbarians and murderers accountable".
Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA which has been central to aid operations in the besieged territory during the war, said on X that"with every day passing, providing assistance & protection becomes nearly impossible".
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