At least 35 people died according to Palestinian medics. Israel’s army said it struck a Hamas compound in Rafah killing senior Hamas officials and that the incident is ‘under review’
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The Palestinian Red Crescent said its ambulance crews transported “a large number” of people killed and injured in the Rafah strikes.
The group added that the location of the strike had been designated by Israel as a humanitarian area, adding “citizens were coerced into evacuating to it.”
We are horrified by this deadly event which shows once again that nowhere is safe
… 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.