Israeli shelling and airstrikes pummelled the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced Palestinians.
of Rafah overnight and on Tuesday — pummelling the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced Palestinians — according to witnesses, emergency workers and hospital officials.'This cannot continue': Wong calls on Israel to stop Rafah offensive
Daniel Hagari saying the cause of the fire was still under investigation but that the munitions used — targeting what the army said was a position with two senior Hamas militants — were too small to be the source.The strike or the subsequent fire could also have ignited have ignited fuel, cooking gas canisters or other materials in the camp.
He said he heard “constant sounds” of explosions overnight and into Tuesday, with fighter jets and drones flying over the area. Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead, saying Israeli forces must enter Rafah to dismantle Hamas and return hostages taken in the October 7 attack that triggered the war.In its investigation of Sunday’s deadly strike and fire, the Israeli military released satellite photos of what it said was a Hamas rocket launch position about 40 metres from an area of sheds that was targeted.He said Israeli warplanes used the smallest munition possible – two munitions with 17-kilogram warheads.
“That requires intensive care, that requires electricity, that requires high-level medical services,” Dr. Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva.
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