Israeli airstrike on Sunday hit a refugee camp for displaced people in Gaza killing at least 35 people, mostly women and children, and injuring dozens more, CNN reported citing Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Ministry said that there is no hospital in Rafah with enough capacity to take this number of killed and injured, causing confusion among ambulance teams on where to transfer them.Videos that were posted on social media showed that the area that had been targeted included a large container used as a shelter for dozens of families, surrounded by hundreds of tents.
Paramedics and firefighters responded to a large fire, extinguishing flames and providing medical care to families. Earlier, the Israeli occupation army had recognised the areas as a safe zone and urged displaced people to take shelter there, Gaza's government office told CNN.Meanwhile, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed the strike and said that it struck a "Hamas compound in Rafah in which significant Hamas terrorists were operating a short while ago."IDF posted on X, "An IDF aircraft struck a Hamas compound in Rafah in which significant Hamas terrorists were operating a short while ago.
The strike was carried out against legitimate targets under international law through the use of precise munitions and on the basis of precise intelligence that indicated Hamas' use of the area. The IDF is aware of reports indicating that as a result of the strike and fire that was ignited several civilians in the area were harmed.
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