Israel steps up attacks in Rafah after ICJ ruling – DW – 05/25/2024

Army Israel On Friday (05/24/2024) it intensified its attacks in several areas of the city of Rafah in the extreme south. Gaza StripShortly after learning of the verdict International Court of Justice (ICJ) Precisely in this Stopping their attack “immediately”. This city is on the border of Egypt.

“The Israeli occupation aircraft launched a violent bombardment against several parts of Rafah city. The bombardment targeted civilian streets and houses in the center of the Shaboura camp in Rafah, causing civilian casualties,” the Palestinian Authority said.

Israeli artillery also hit the Abu Yusad Al Najjar hospital, where Gazans are staying, and the other hospital center in the region, Kuwait, may stop working in the next few hours due to damage from the Israeli strikes.

The Israeli military, for its part, has yet to comment on the attacks.

This Friday I.C.J He pushed Israel to reopen the Rafah border crossingIt has been shut down since its tanks arrived, and human rights groups have entered the Gaza Strip “unfettered” with the aim of investigating alleged war crimes.

Since the outbreak of war in Gaza, at least 35,800 Palestinians have died, most of them women and children; And more than 80,200 of them were injured. Gazan officials insist the number is much higher, as thousands are missing in the rubble.

gs (efe, Reuters)