With ‘All eyes on Rafah’, where are millions of Palestinians fleeing amid Israeli strikes?
'All eyes on Rafah': Israel pounds southern Gaza city amid global outrage and ICJ ruling — All you need to knowIsrael has defended their operation by stating that their mission 'only' aims to destroy Hamas fighters. However, over thirty thousand Palestinians have lost their lives in the airstrikes, including thousands of children.Some of those Palestinians have managed to survive the months of airstrike and are making the eighth move, with what little is left of their belongings and life to survive.On Tuesday, the phrase, 'All eyes on Rafah', flooded social media as several people from across the world came out in support of Palestinians residing in the Rafah city located in war-torn Gaza.Rafah, a city near the Palestinian territory’s southern border with Egypt, has been under Israeli ground assault since early May.
Israel launched an air strike on the so-called “safe area" in Rafah. It was inflicted on an encampment of makeshift shelters just north of Rafah city, in an area called Tal as-Sultan.ALSO READ: Israeli Army denies hitting Rafah tent amid global outcry: 'Efforts made to minimize casualties but...The Gaza Government Media Office said Israel dropped seven 900kg bombs as well as missiles on the displacement camp.
Refugees were left looking for their loved ones, digging through ash, as civilians sheltering in the Tal as-Sultan area were burnt alive in those shelters.Largely, Palestinians have fled or been displaced from various areas in Gaza. Many have sought refuge in neighbouring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt, according to local media reports.
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