Attack by Israel condemned by Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Saudi Arabia as Egypt terms it ‘inhumane’ and a ‘blatant violation of international law’
Palestinians look for survivors in a crater following an Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Jabalia on the southern Gaza Strip. Photograph: Fadi Alwhidi/AFP via GettyAt least 50 people were reported to have been killed in an Israeli air strike on the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
But the attack was condemned by the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as well as by Egypt, which described it as “inhumane” and a “blatant violation of international law”. In response to the attack‚ Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party declared a day of rage on Wednesday in the West Bank.
United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” by the intensification of the conflict. “This includes the expansion of ground operations by the Israel Defence Forces accompanied by intense air strikes, and the continued rocket fire towards Israel from Gaza,” he said. He repeated his call for a ceasefire.
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