Chantal Da Silva reports on world news for NBC News Digital and is based in London.
Palestinians searching through charred remains described a “horrifying” scene of people running to escape the blaze that swept through a tent camp in Rafah, as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern Gaza city on Tuesday despite mounting global condemnation.
The attack has left Israel — and its chief ally, the United States — increasingly isolated on the world stage. On Tuesday the United Nations Security Council was set to convene an emergency meeting, while a trio of European countries were to officially recognize an independent Palestinian state. Sunday's strike unfolded just days after the U.N.
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