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Israeli tanks in the heart of Rafah amid intense shelling of city - BBC News Israeli tanks in the heart of Rafah amid intense shelling of city - BBC News
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BBC Verify
By Peter Mwai and Paul Brown
Spain and Norway now both recognise a Palestinian state. BBC Verify is checking footage posted to
Norway has hailed its recognition of a Palestinian state as a "special day", with foreign minister Espen Barth Eide saying his country "has been one of the most fervent defenders of a Palestinian state for more than 30 years." Palestinian social media channels showing signs of strikes in parts of
"The day that Norway officially recognises Palestine as a state is a special day for Norway-Palestine relations," Eide added, saying it was "regrettable that the Israeli government shows no sign of constructive commitment" to a two-state solution. Rafah.
Spain also formally recognised a Palestinian state in a decision approved by its cabinet earlier today, a government spokeswoman said. On Monday, footage emerged of two people lying
Pilar Alegria added the cabinet had "adopted an important decision to recognise a Palestinian state", which had "one objective: to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace". motionless on the street around 50 meters from the city's Kuwaiti hospital.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said before meeting his cabinet that the "recognition of the State of Palestine is not only a matter of historic justice... Is it also an essential requirement if we are all to achieve peace." Media reports say that two people were killed in a drone strike at this spot.
The move, he said, was "not against anyone, least of all Israel". We were able to identify the location using
Spain's foreign ministry has also said Madrid, Dublin and Oslo would issue a "firm" response to Israeli rebukes. landmarks such as a minaret belonging to a mosque directly
adjacent the hospital building. But we are yet to verify the cause of the incident.
Another clip posted overnight shows a small
column of smoke rising from the Indonesian field hospital - a distinctive
building located around a mile away from the site of Sunday night’s refugee
camp strike.
In a nearby area of the city, we have also seen
smoke rising close to the Taiba mosque - identifiable by distinctive
twin minarets.
There are also clips of people being brought into
hospitals.
We will continue to review footage to gain a
better understanding of the situation in Rafah.
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