Aid groups respond to Rafah attack
Aid groups said they were “horrified” by an Israeli attack on tents housing displaced people in the southern city of Rafah, which left at least 35 people dead.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) The group said dozens of the dead and injured were taken to a trauma stabilization center supported by the group.
Aid organisations In X’s post:
We are horrified by this deadly incident which shows once again that nowhere is safe.
of Hamas-run government media office in Gaza The spokesman said earlier that the attack took place at a United Nations assistance centre for Palestine refugees near Rafah and described it as a “horrific massacre”.
Footage from the scene showed widespread destruction in the camp and large fires covering the area. The Israeli military said its air force struck the Hamas compound in an attack “based on precise munitions and accurate intelligence.”
Israeli Army He said he killed him. Yassine Rabia and Khaled NagarThe two men are senior members of Palestinian militant groups in the occupied West Bank, AFP reported.
He added:
… We are aware of reports that the attack and fire left several civilians in the area injured. The incident is currently under investigation.
Israeli Army At least that’s what they said on Sunday 8 rockets It was launched towards the centre of the country. Raphaan attack aimed at the commercial centre Tel Aviv For the first time in several months.
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Borrell said that the world court ruling must be implemented, ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers’, adding he would also work towards reaching a political decision on the launch of a dedicated EU border assistance mission for the Rafah border crossing.
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Aid groups say they are “horrified” by an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced people in the southern city of Rafah that has left at least 35 people dead.
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said dozens of dead and injured people were brought to a trauma stabilisation supported by the group.
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The aid group said in a post on X:
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The Hamas-run government media office in Gaza earlier said the attack hit a centre run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees near Rafah, saying it was a “horrific massacre”.
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Footage from the scene showed widespread destruction at the camp with a large fire overtaking the area. The Israeli military said its air force struck a Hamas compound and that the strike was carried out with “precise ammunition and on the basis of precise intelligence.”
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Israel’s army said it has killed Yassin Rabia and Khaled Nagar, both senior officials for the Palestinian militant group in the occupied West Bank, reports Agence France-Presse.
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… aware of reports indicating that as a result of the strike and fire that was ignited, several civilians in the area were harmed. The incident is under review.
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Israel’s army said Sunday at least eight rockets were fired towards central areas of the country from Rafah, with strikes targeting the commercial hub of Tel Aviv for the first time in months.
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It’s 9:16am in Gaza and Tel Aviv. Welcome to our latest live coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza and the wider Middle East crisis. I’m Reged Ahmad and I’ll be with you for the next while.
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Aid groups say they are “horrified” by an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced people in the southern city of Rafah that has left at least 35 people dead.
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said dozens of dead and injured people were brought to a trauma stabilisation supported by the group.
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The aid group said in a statement:
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Footage from the scene showed a large fire in the area.
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Israel’s army said its aircraft “struck a Hamas compound in Rafah“, killing Yassin Rabia and Khaled Nagar, both senior officials for the Palestinian militant group in the occupied West Bank, reports Agence France-Presse.
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… aware of reports indicating that as a result of the strike and fire that was ignited, several civilians in the area were harmed. The incident is under review.
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Israel’s army said on Sunday at least eight rockets were fired towards central areas of the country from Rafah, with strikes targeting the commercial hub of Tel Aviv for the first time in months.
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More on that in a moment but first, here’s a summary of the latest developments:
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Seventy organisations have called on all relevant authorities and international institutions to officially declare a famine in the Gaza Strip, where there is a rapid spread of famine, according to the Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. It said that food insecurity is increasing across the enclave because of Israel’s use of starvation as a “weapon of war” against the Palestinian people – something the organisations say is part of a genocide. The organisation said food security levels have significantly declined due to the Israeli army’s offensive in Rafah which began in early May.
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Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades said it launched a “big missile” attack on Tel Aviv on Sunday as the Israeli military sounded sirens in the central city warning of possible incoming rockets. In a statement on its Telegram channel, al-Qassam Brigades said the rockets were launched in response to what it called “Zionist massacres against civilians”. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in what appeared to be the first long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January.
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At least 35,984 Palestinian people have been killed and 80,643 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October, Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement.
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Amnesty International on Monday urged the international criminal court to investigate as war crimes three recent Israeli strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children. Amnesty said three Israeli strikes – one on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on 16 April, and two on Rafah in southern Gaza on 19 and 20 April – are “further evidence of a broader pattern of war crimes” committed by the Israeli military in Gaza, reports AFP.
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Important Events
Lisa O’Carroll
Lisa O’Carroll is the Guardian’s Brussels correspondent.
EU foreign ministers are due to meet Middle Eastern leaders in Brussels today to discuss ways to “rejuvenate the political process,” EU diplomat Joseph McCain said. Josep BorrellSaid.
He called on world leaders to “respect” the International Criminal Court’s decision last week to issue arrest warrants for Gaza leaders Yahya Sinwar and Benjamin Netanyahu, a move that infuriated the Israeli prime minister.
“The court’s prosecutors are, as always, being heavily threatened and accused of anti-Semitism for doing something that doesn’t please anyone in the Netanyahu government,” Borrell said.
“I find the accusations of anti-Semitism against the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court completely unacceptable.”
The foreign ministers are due to meet with the Arab League secretary-general and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
ActionAid issued a statement in response to the “brutal” attacks in the country. West Rafa.
The charity said no one’s safety is guaranteed in Gaza and reiterated its call for an immediate ceasefire.
ActionAid’s statement read as follows:
We are outraged and saddened by the recent attack in western Rafah, where Israeli warplanes fired eight missiles at an area housing internally displaced people (IDPs) next to a UNRWA warehouse housing vital relief supplies.
These shelters were meant to be safe havens for innocent civilians, but they have become targets of brutal violence, with children, women and men being burned alive under their tents and shelters.
Gaza’s civil defence estimates that around 100,000 internally displaced people are currently in the targeted areas. So far, 50 charred bodies have been recovered as workers work through the raging fires. The death toll is expected to rise.
The photos of burnt corpses sent by our partners are a stain on the face of humanity and the international community, which has failed to protect the people of Gaza until now. One of our ActionAid colleagues narrowly escaped this atrocity, leaving his shelter just one day before the attack. But no one’s safety is guaranteed in Gaza.
EU foreign policy chief criticizes continued military action in Rafah
EU Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrellteeth, Israel Israel continues to press ahead with its military operations in southern Gaza despite an International Court of Justice ruling calling on Israel to immediately cease military operations.
Borel He said the International Court of Justice ruling needed to be implemented ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers, adding that they would work to reach a political decision on setting up a dedicated EU border support mission for the Rafah border crossing.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said its emergency services had removed a “large number” of people killed or wounded in the Rafah attack.
The group added that the site of the attack had been designated a humanitarian area by Israel and “residents were forced to seek refuge there.”
The spokesman said the death toll was likely to rise as search and rescue operations continued in the Tal al-Sultan area of Rafah, about 2km northwest of the city centre.
“Many people currently remain trapped under fire or in tents destroyed by bombs.”
Aid groups respond to Rafah attack
Aid groups said they were “horrified” by an Israeli attack on tents housing displaced people in the southern city of Rafah, which left at least 35 people dead.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) The group said dozens of the dead and injured were taken to a trauma stabilization center supported by the group.
Aid organisations In X’s post:
We are horrified by this deadly incident which shows once again that nowhere is safe.
of Hamas-run government media office in Gaza The spokesman said earlier that the attack took place at a United Nations assistance centre for Palestine refugees near Rafah and described it as a “horrific massacre”.
Footage from the scene showed widespread destruction in the camp and large fires covering the area. The Israeli military said its air force struck the Hamas compound in an attack “based on precise munitions and accurate intelligence.”
Israeli Army He said he killed him. Yassine Rabia and Khaled NagarThe two men are senior members of Palestinian militant groups in the occupied West Bank, AFP reported.
He added:
… We are aware of reports that the attack and fire left several civilians in the area injured. The incident is currently under investigation.
Israeli Army At least that’s what they said on Sunday 8 rockets It was launched towards the centre of the country. Raphaan attack aimed at the commercial centre Tel Aviv For the first time in several months.
Welcome and Opening Summary
It’s 9:16 AM in Gaza and Tel Aviv. Welcome to our latest live coverage of the Israeli Gaza war and the Middle East crisis. I’m Reged Ahmad. Please join me for a moment.
Aid groups said they were “horrified” by an Israeli attack on tents housing displaced people in the southern city of Rafah, which left at least 35 people dead.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) The group said dozens of the dead and injured were taken to a trauma stabilization center supported by the group.
The aid group said in a statement.
We are horrified by this deadly incident which shows once again that nowhere is safe.
Footage from the scene showed a large fire in the area.
Israeli Army Its aircraft “attacked Hamas facilities in Rafah, Yassine Rabia and Khaled NagarThe two men are senior members of Palestinian militant groups in the occupied West Bank, AFP reported.
He added:
… We are aware of reports that the attack and fire left several civilians in the area injured. The incident is currently under investigation.
Israeli Army At least that’s what they said on Sunday 8 rockets It was launched towards the centre of the country. Raphaan attack aimed at the commercial centre Tel Aviv For the first time in several months.
We’ll go into more detail on this later, but first let’s provide an overview of the latest developments.
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Seventy organisations have called on authorities and international organisations to officially declare famine in the Gaza Strip.According to a Geneva-based international organization, hunger is spreading rapidly. Euromed Human Rights MonitorThe group said food insecurity was growing across the enclave because of Israel’s use of starvation as a “weapon of war” against Palestinians, which it claims is part of genocide. It said the Israeli military offensive in Rafah, which began in early May, had significantly reduced food security levels.
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Hamas’s militant wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said it had launched a “large missile” attack on Tel Aviv on Sunday. The Israeli military sounded sirens in the city center to warn of incoming rockets. In a statement on its Telegram channel, the Al-Qassam Brigades said the rockets were fired in retaliation for “the Zionist massacre of civilians.” It was believed to be the first long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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Since October 7, Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 35,984 Palestinians and injured 80,643.The Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Amnesty International on Monday called on the International Criminal Court to investigate as war crimes three recent Israeli attacks that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children.Amnesty said the three Israeli attacks – one on Al-Magaji refugee camp in central Gaza on April 16 and two on Rafah in southern Gaza on April 19 and 20 – were “further evidence of a wider pattern of war crimes committed by Israeli forces in Gaza,” AFP reported.
