RAFAH: Israel carried out fresh strikes on Wednesday (May 29) in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where its forces are battling Hamas militants after the UN Security Council met to discuss a deadly attack that spa
RAFAH: Israel carried out fresh strikes on Wednesday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where its forces are battling Hamas militants after the UN Security Council met to discuss a
"People are currently inside their homes because anyone who moves is being shot at by Israeli drones," resident Abdel Khatib said. A civil defence official in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike on a displacement camp west of Rafah on Tuesday killed at least 21 people after a similar strike over the weekend sparked global outrage and"The did not strike in the humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi," the army said in a statement, referring to an area that had been designated for displaced people of Rafah to shelter.
Algeria, which called the urgent meeting, said it had presented a draft resolution to Security Council members calling for an end to Israel's offensive in Rafah and an"immediate ceasefire," according to a draft text seen by AFP.
Kirby said,"this is not something that we've turned a blind eye to" but added:"We have not seen them go in with large units, large numbers of troops, in columns and formations in some sort of coordinated manoeuvre against multiple targets on the ground.", which resulted in the deaths of 1,189 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on the latest Israeli official figures.
The Pentagon, meanwhile, said it had suspended aid deliveries into Gaza by the sea after its temporary pier was damaged by bad weather.
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