Turkish Journal – Şevval Erdağ – Israeli forces bombed a tent camp housing displaced people in a designated ‘safe zone’ in Rafah, killing 45 Palestinians, including many women and children, on Sunday night.
The attack has triggered an international outcry, leading to calls for a ceasefire.
As Israeli missiles struck the camp in the night, a fire spread rapidly, razing the encampment to the ground and killing at least 45 people, according to Gaza officials.
People rushed to help those affected but for many, it was too late. Witnesses say they saw people being burned alive.
All of Rafah had been designated a safe zone since the war began. The attack struck 53 hours after the ICJ ordered Israel to halt its assault on Rafah.
UN rights chief voices ‘horror’ at Israeli strike
The United Nations human rights chief has voiced “horror” at last night’s Israeli air strike on a displacement camp in Rafah that killed at least 45 people, demanding “accountability”.
“The images from the camp are horrific and point to no apparent change in the methods and means of warfare used by Israel that have already led to so many civilian deaths,” Volker Turk said in a statement, also calling on Palestinian armed groups to stop firing rockets and to “unconditionally release all hostages at once”.
At least 36,050 Palestinians have been killed, 81,026 people have been wounded and 2.5 million civilians have been displaced in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7.(Aljazeera)
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