Israeli airstrikes in the Tel al Sultan neighbourhood in western Rafah have reportedly killed 35 people and injured dozens more. However, the Israeli military says its aircraft struck a 'Hamas compound', in which 'significant Hamas terrorists were operating'.
Spain's foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares has said that he will ask the other 26 EU member states to issue official backing to the International Court of Justice and take steps to ensure Israel respects its decisions.
For context: On Friday, the ICJ ordered Israel to halt the Rafah offensive, though Israel is unlikely to comply.At the heart of the problem lies the two main crossings through which had seen around 300 trucks of aid per day moving into Gaza before the offensive began.Israeli troops seized the Rafah crossing into Egypt, which has been inoperative since. The nearby Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza has remained open, and Israel says it has been sending hundreds of trucks a day into it.
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