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A Palestinian man mourns his son, killed in an Israeli strike on a camp for displaced Gazans, at a hospital in Rafah on May 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Eyad Baba/AFP)

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716771090317Screen Shot 2024-05-27 at 8.51.14 AM.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="At least 35 killed in Israel strike near Rafah, says Gaza health ministry"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A Palestinian man mourns his son, killed in an Israeli strike on a camp for displaced Gazans, at a hospital in Rafah on May 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Eyad Baba/AFP)</span></span></span></div><p>RAFAH, <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Palestinian Territories — </span>The health ministry in Gaza said early Monday that at least 35 people were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli strikes on a center for displaced people near the Palestinian territory&#x27;s far-southern city of Rafah.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/24/top-un-court-orders-israel-to-halt-rafah-offensive-757">• Top UN court orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive</a></div><p>Israel&#x27;s army said it had killed two senior Hamas officials in an air strike on a compound in the city and said it was aware of reports that civilians had been harmed in the incident.</p><p>The Gazan ministry said in a statement that Israeli strikes &quot;claimed the lives of 35 martyrs and left dozens injured, most of them children and women&quot;.</p><p>Israel&#x27;s army said its aircraft &quot;struck a Hamas compound in Rafah&quot;, killing Yassin Rabia and Khaled Nagar, both of whom were senior officials for the Palestinian militant group in the occupied West Bank.</p><p>Both men were involved in Hamas&#x27;s activities in the West Bank, including planning attacks and transferring funds, while Nagar also managed funds intended for the group&#x27;s operations in Gaza, according to the army.</p><p>&quot;The strike was carried out against legitimate targets under international law, through the use of precise munitions and on the basis of precise intelligence that indicated Hamas&#x27;s use of the area,&quot; it added.</p><p>&quot;The (Israeli army) is aware of reports indicating that as a result of the strike and fire that was ignited several civilians in the area were harmed. The incident is under review.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/overseas/01/12/24/south-africa-accuses-israel-of-genocidal-acts-in-gaza">• South Africa accuses Israel at World Court of genocidal acts in Gaza</a></div><p>The Hamas-run government media office said: &quot;The Israeli occupation committed a horrific massacre by bombarding intensively and intentionally the UNRWA&#x27;s Barkasat displacement center northwest of Rafah Governorate&quot;, referring to the UN Palestinian refugee agency.</p><p>The strikes &quot;led to the death of 30 martyrs and dozens of injured&quot;, it said, adding that Israeli forces had bombed the UNRWA center with &quot;seven missiles&quot;.</p><p>Gaza&#x27;s civil defense agency said Israeli strikes had killed and wounded at least 50 people in the area, where it said 100,000 displaced people live.</p><p>Medical charity Doctors Without Borders said 15 dead people had been brought to a facility that it supports.</p><p>The ICRC said one of its field hospitals was receiving an &quot;influx of casualties seeking care for injuries and burns&quot; and reported that other hospitals were also receiving a large number of patients.</p><p>&quot;Our teams are doing their best to save lives,&quot; the ICRC said in a statement.</p><p>Strikes in other areas of Rafah were also reported late Sunday, with the Kuwait Specialized Hospital saying it had received the bodies of three people, including a pregnant woman.</p><p>Israel launched a ground operation on Rafah in early May despite widespread opposition over concerns for civilians sheltering there.</p><p>Earlier on Sunday, Israel&#x27;s army said at least eight rockets were fired towards central areas of the country from Rafah.</p><p>Hamas&#x27;s armed wing said in a post on Telegram it had targeted Tel Aviv &quot;with a large rocket barrage in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians&quot;.</p><p>Later Sunday, the Israeli military said in a statement its air force had carried out strikes on Rafah in response.</p><p>&quot;The rocket launcher, which was situated near two mosques in the area of Rafah, was struck by the (Israeli Air Force) shortly after,&quot; it said.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vdogtiOILhE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Gazan ministry said in a statement that Israeli strikes "claimed the lives of 35 martyrs and left dozens injured, most of them children and women."</p>

The Gazan ministry said in a statement that Israeli strikes "claimed the lives of 35 martyrs and left dozens injured, most of them children and women."

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At least 35 killed in Israel strike near Rafah, says Gaza health ministry

Agence France-Presse

Published May 27, 2024 09:09 AM PHT

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