Israel-Hamas War: Thousands of Palestinians are living in refugee tents near the warehouses of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Rafah. The Israeli army fired about eight rockets at the same place on Sunday, due to which these tents caught fire and many people were burnt alive.
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Gaza. On Sunday, Israel carried out a massive bombardment in Rafah, the southernmost city of Palestine's Gaza Strip, in which at least 40 people died. According to Palestinian media reports, this bombing caused a fire in the tents built there, due to which many people were burnt alive.
Thousands of Palestinians are living in refugee tents near the warehouses of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Rafah. The Israeli army fired about eight rockets at the same place on Sunday. There is a dense population of displaced families living in this area of Rafa. Such a major attack from Israel had never been carried out here before. A tent made of plastic and tin caught fire in A video clip viral on Facebook shows that high flames are rising rapidly in this entire area. This fire has engulfed many tents. Sources said that civil defense and ambulance workers had to work hard to remove the bodies.
News agency Xinhua quoted Palestinian security sources as saying that before the attack, the Israeli army had declared this area a 'safe zone'. In a statement issued on Sunday night, Hamas has called this bombing a complete disregard for the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
In fact, ICJ had demanded Israel to stop attacks in Rafah. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that 'IDF aircraft attacked the Hamas camp in Rafah, where Hamas terrorists were based'. It said, 'The attack was carried out on the basis of accurate intelligence under international law.'
Earlier on May 7, the Israeli army announced that it had taken control of the Palestinian part of the crossing located in the eastern area of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt, blocking aid entering Gaza. Is. Israel considers Rafah the last bastion of Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007.
