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Medics say new Israeli strikes kill 16 in Rafah as residents report an escalation in fighting

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Palestinian first responders say new Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 people. Residents report an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city once seen as the territory’s last refuge.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in strikes across Gaza Strip (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The attacks come as Israeli ground forces push farther into the overcrowded southern city of Rafah.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Israel continues to bomb Gaza, including Rafah, despite ICJ ruling (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Dozens of Palestinians killed across the besieged territory as Israeli forces hit multiple targets from north to south.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Israel closing Rafah a ‘death sentence’ for thousands of ill and wounded (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The stories of three people who desperately need to leave Gaza for treatment, and the dark future they are staring at.

  4. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Israel faces new condemnation over Rafah strikes, which local health officials say killed 45 (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    Israel has faced surging international criticism over its war with Hamas.

  5. NBC New York

    Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes killed 35 after hitting tents for displaced people in Rafah (opens NBC New York)

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    Palestinian health workers said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 35 people Sunday and hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

  6. UPI

    Israel's airstrikes on Rafah's displacement camp condemned; toll climbs to 45 (opens UPI)

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    IDF investigating reports a strike and a fire that spread into a camp for displaced Palestinians.

  7. CNN

    Live updates: Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Rafah strike, rockets fired on Tel Aviv (opens CNN)

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    At least 35 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a camp for displaced people in Rafah, the Gaza health ministry said Sunday. Israel claimed it killed two senior Hamas officials. Follow for live updates.

  8. The Guardian

    Global shock after Israeli airstrike kills dozens in Rafah tent camp (opens The Guardian)

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    At least 45 people, including many women and children, killed in assault that prompts international outcry

  9. Truthout

    “Nowhere Is Safe”: Israel Bombs Tent Camp in Rafah, Killing 45 Palestinians (opens Truthout)

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    The bombing came two days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to stop its assault on Rafah.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Israel attacked Rafah at night, ‘all the people burned’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Pained cries of the injured, frantic efforts by medics and unspeakable scenes of the aftermath in Kuwaiti Hospital.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: Rafah death toll grows amid condemnation – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Gaza authorities have revised the death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a Rafah refugee camp to 45. Amid global condemnation, Israel is investigating the strike, which it said targeted Hamas officials. DW has more.

  12. France 24

    Israel faces fresh international condemnation over deadly strikes on Rafah tent camp (opens France 24)

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    Israel faced new condemnation Monday for strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were…

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: Israel strikes Rafah after Hamas barrage – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Israeli military said at least eight rockets were fired from Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah into central Israel, while Hamas' armed wing said it launched a "major rocket attack" on Tel Aviv. DW has the latest.

  14. Green Field Reporter

    Israel faces new condemnation over Rafah strikes, which local health officials say killed 45 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel faced new condemnation on Monday for strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire.

  15. Delaware Public Media

    Israeli strike kills dozens 45 in an area of Rafah that didn't get evacuation orders (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    An airstrike in Rafah on Sunday killed at least 45 people and injured dozens. This comes just days after the International Court of Justice ordered an immediate halt to the Israeli operation in Rafah.

  16. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Israel faces new condemnation over Rafah strikes, even from closest allies (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The Gaza Health Ministry says 45 were killed, around half were women, children and older adults.

  17. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: Dozens reported dead in Rafah strike – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Gaza authorities said at least 35 people were killed in a camp near Rafah, as Israel said it was targeting a Hamas compound. Meanwhile, EU ministers are discussing an ICJ ruling calling for a halt to the Rafah offensive.

  18. New York Times

  19. Madison

    Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrike kills 35 in Gaza (opens Madison)

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    Palestinian medics say an Israeli airstrike has killed at least 22 people when it hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. They say “numerous” others

  20. Al-Monitor

    Wave of condemnations follow Israeli strikes on Rafah displacement camp (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The attack, which killed dozens and burned many alive as tents quickly caught fire, follows a ruling by the UN top court ordering Israel to immediately stop its offensive in Gaza’s Rafah.

  21. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders

  22. NBC New York

    Netanyahu calls Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens a 'tragic mishap' (opens NBC New York)

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    Local health officials said the strike killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: Rafah death toll rises amid condemnation – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Gaza authorities have revised the death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a Rafah refugee camp to 45. Amid global condemnation, Israel is investigating the strike, which it said targeted Hamas officials.

  24. Delaware Public Media

    Israeli strikes hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The Ministry of Health in Gaza says at least 35 Palestinians were killed and dozens more were injured by an Israeli air attacks on a camp in Rafah for displaced people.

  25. Al Jazeera

    Israel kills dozens in attack on Rafah refugee camp (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Israeli forces killed more than 40 Palestinians when they bombed a camp for displaced people in southern Gaza.

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