Israeli strike on Rafah kills dozens

An Israeli airstrike on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah killed at least 35 people on Sunday night, Gaza’s health ministry said, adding that no hospital in Rafah had the capacity to take the number of casualties.

News Center- Israel has been attacking the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. Many Palestinians were killed and many others injured in the air, land and sea attacks by the Israeli army on Sunday night.

On the 234th day of the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes targeted Al-Zaytoun and Al-Sabra neighborhoods, south of Gaza City. Israeli warplanes also targeted the home of the Al-Batran family in the Zarqa area, north of Gaza City, killing five people and injuring others, including a child and her pregnant mother, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Monday.

According to WAFA, Israeli forces fired artillery shells targeting the Al-Sabra, Al-Zaytoun and Tal Al-Hawa neighborhoods in Gaza and opened fire on displaced Palestinians in the Al-Maghazi camp.

Statement by Gaza’s Health Ministry

Gaza’s Health Ministry announced that an Israeli airstrike on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah killed at least 35 people on Sunday, adding that no hospital in Rafah had the capacity to take the number of casualties.

The Palestinian Emergency Committee in Rafah condemned the attack, saying the area had been designated a “safe zone” for civilians. “Israel is determined to commit massacres against displaced civilians despite all international warnings and the ICJ decision regarding invading Rafah,” the committee said.