The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its Rafah offensive branding the humanitarian situation there 'disastrous'
At least 35 people have been killed after Israel i airstrikes hit a refugee camp of displaced civilians in the southern Gaza n city of Rafah according to medics.strike hit a camp for displaced people in the neighbourhood of Tal Al Sultan.We are horrified by this deadly event, which shows once again that nowhere is safe. We continue to call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza ," it said in a short statement on Sunday.
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said at least 35 people have died,"most" of them women and children. The society said the location had been designated by Israel as a"humanitarian area" and that people remain trapped amid the destruction.with the Hague-based court branding the humanitarian situation there as"disastrous".The strike on Rafah comes after Hamas launched rocket attacks from Gaza towards Tel Aviv earlier on Sunday.
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