Israel faced widespread international condemnation on Monday after dozens of people in a camp for displaced civilians in Rafah were killed in what authorities in Gaza said was an Israeli air strike.
Palestinian health officials said at least 45 people had been killed and dozens more injured, after fires and explosions ripped through the crowded tent city in Rafah’s Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood, which housed people who had fled the fighting elsewhere in the besieged enclave.
Israel’s military prosecutor described the events as “very difficult”, adding that Israel was investigating the incident and regretted “any harm to uninvolved civilians”. The Israeli military had previously said it targeted a “Hamas compound” in the area and that two senior militants had been killed.
However, the deaths — which came just two days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to “immediately halt” its offensive in the southern Gaza city — sparked a wave of international criticism.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was “outraged by the Israeli strikes that have killed many displaced persons in Rafah”.
“These operations must stop.
There are no safe areas in Rafah for Palestinian civilians.
I call for full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire,” he wrote on X.
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Israel's PR team are actually retarded.
"the strike in Rafah was a precision strike"
So you precisely targeted a bunch of tents with women and children sleeping in them?
Is that the defense you're going with?
These sob's are insane.
You don't understand, those innocent babies were secretly Hamas commandos. But continue your blatant antisemitism.
@SpiritedUnanim0usGreen2yrs2Y
There are no bigger liars on this earth.
@DemocraticAudreyGreen2yrs2Y
However you read that comma, the Rafah attack yesterday was carried out in violation of the ICJ order and was therefore illegal. Even in the most restrictive and narrow of readings, this strike imposes conditions of life that can lead to the destruction of Palestinians as a group
@Mandat3JonnyRepublican2yrs2Y
NO, it was not. 3 Hamas Senior Operatives were the target - in line with Laws of War.
Why do you refuse to condemn Hamas for hiding where there are civilians, including children?
@Qu0rumOilNo Labels2yrs2Y
Starting sanctions and taking action is necessary for Macron. Actions are more effective than words to convey a message.
@EagerVenisonVeteran2yrs2Y
Eventually all of Europe will turn on Israel. That leaves only US. People are finally realizing that IDF can’t beat Hamas so they switched to forcing all 2.5 million Palestinians out. They’re going to force Europe + US to take refugees and colonize Gaza
If international laws are not upheld by nations who deem themselves above those laws that were enacted to hold nations accountable for what they do, then there is no place safe in the world for any of us. This is not just about Palestine. They could come after any of us&our kids!
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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