Israeli airstrikes kill 37 Palestinians seeking shelter in tents near Gaza’s Rafah
Live MintIsraeli shelling and airstrikes overnight and on Tuesday killed at least 37 Palestinians, the majority of whom were seeking shelter in tents outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The Israeli military's attack on Rafah, initiated on May 6, led to over one million individuals fleeing the city, a UN agency aiding Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday. Late Monday and early Tuesday, shelling targeted Rafah’s western Tel al-Sultan district, resulting in the deaths of at least 16 persons, Palestinian Civil Defense and the Palestinian Red Crescent reported. On Tuesday afternoon, Gaza's Health Ministry said that an Israeli drone strike targeted tents near a field hospital by the Mediterranean coast west of Rafah, resulting in the deaths of at least 21 persons, including 13 women.