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Rafah latest: Israeli tanks in the heart of Rafah as 21 reported killed in latest strikes - BBC News Rafah latest: Israeli tanks in the heart of Rafah as 21 reported killed in latest strikes - BBC News
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The Israeli military says it is investigating the possibility We'll be closing this live page soon so here's a look at what's been happening today:
that Sunday's deadly blaze at a camp for displaced people in Rafah, was caused Eyewitnesses and local journalists in Rafah have reported that Israeli tanks have seized control of the al-Awda roundabout, which is a key landmark housing major banks, government institutions, businesses, and shops
by a weapons store being hit by its air strike. The Hamas-run health ministry says a total of 21 people have been killed and 64 injured in a strike on a displaced persons camp in west Rafah this afternoon
Dozens of Palestinians were killed in the attack which has led The IDF denies striking the humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi today
to widespread international condemnation. It comes after at least 45 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah on Sunday
Responding to Israel's claims, Husam Zomlot, the head of the Israel called Sunday's strike a "tragic mishap" and faced widespread international condemnation
Palestinian Mission to the UK, told the BBC: "This is lying. And they have But the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) now say weapons stored near the camp could have been responsible for the extent of the blaze, adding that it was "too early to determine" the cause of the fire
been lying all along. There were air strikes on an area that Israel knows very Meanwhile, Spain, Ireland and Norway all officially recognised a Palestinian state - despite a furious reaction from Israel
well that it is a safe zone for people taking shelter in Rafah.
"In fact, it was the Israeli army who directed people to go
to al-Mawasi, the very area they bombarded in the weekend, on Sunday, and they
bombarded again today, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. The images are
gut-wrecking really, it's heart-breaking."
Israel is yet to publicly respond to Zomlot's comments.
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