UN agency: Rafah images from Sunday night further proof that Gaza is ‘hell on earth’

‘Information coming out of Rafah about further attacks on families seeking shelter is horrifying,’ says UN agency for Palestinian refugees

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Monday that images reported Sunday night from Rafah serve as yet another grim testament to the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip.

At least 35 people were killed and dozens injured as Israel targeted houses in the city and a camp for the displaced people.

“Information coming out of Rafah about further attacks on families seeking shelter is horrifying,” the UNRWA said on X.

“There are reports of mass causalities, including children and women among those killed,” it added.

The agency stressed: “Gaza is hell on earth. Images from last (Sunday) night are yet another testament to that.”

Israel has killed nearly 36,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 last year, which killed around 1,200 people.

The military campaign has turned much of the enclave of 2.3 million people into ruins, leaving most civilians homeless and at risk of famine.

The attack comes despite a ruling by the International Court of Justice that ordered Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.

Source: YeniSafak