Aftermath footage shows destruction by Israeli airstrike on Rafah camp

RAFAH, PALESTINE - MAY 26, 2024: Aftermath footage reveals extensive destruction in the Rafah camp following an Israeli airstrike overnight Sunday, which killed at least 35 civilians. Dozens of others were injured as Israel targeted houses in the city and a camp for the displaced people on Sunday. The attack occurred near the logistics base of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Tal al-Sultan, said the Gaza Media Office. Israeli aircraft targeted several tents in the area, the media office said, adding that missiles and 2,000-pound bombs were used. Earlier, Gaza’s civil defense force said it transported 50 people, including dead and injured, after the bombing. The targeted area sheltered at least 100,000 displaced people, it said. The Palestine Red Crescent Society in a brief statement said its ambulance crews were moving the victims to nearby medical centers. The attack led to fires engulfing the area, which are still raging, according to witnesses. “We retrieved a large number of child martyrs from the Israeli bombardment, including a child without a head and children whose bodies have turned into fragments,” a Palestinian paramedic told Anadolu. “The Rafah massacre is a clear message from Israel to the ICJ and the international community that attacks against civilians in Gaza continue,” said the media office in its statement, referring to the International Court of Justice. The office further noted that at least 190 Palestinians had been killed and injured in the last 24 hours due to the Israeli army’s targeting of more than 10 shelters for displaced people in the Gaza Strip. The army had previously identified the camp it bombed in Rafah as being "within the safe zones where displaced people were urged to head." The Israeli army admitted late Sunday that there were civilian casualties in the attack it launched on Rafah. (Footage by Hani Alshaer​​​​​​​ /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)