In the early hours of Monday, the Israeli occupation embarked on an intense bombardment campaign targeting southern Gaza city of Rafah, killing and injuring hundreds of civilians, including a significant number of children and women.
Health authorities in Rafah reported the martyrdom of more than 100 civilians, including children and women, with hundreds more wounded. The casualties were rushed to hospitals across the city.
The Palestinian Red Crescent stated that Rafah is witnessing fierce Israeli airstrikes concentrated in the city center, hitting residential homes near the Red Crescent headquarters.
Israeli warplanes launched approximately 40 airstrikes, targeting numerous homes and mosques sheltering displaced individuals across the city. This was accompanied by intense artillery shelling and naval bombardment on Rafah, the Palestinian news agency (WAFA) said, citing local sources.
Civilian vehicles carrying casualties arrived at Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, while hundreds evacuated to the hospital to escape the ongoing bombardment, according to local sources and witnesses.
Among the targeted mosques were Al-Rahma in Shaboura and Al-Huda in the Yibna refugee camp, both accommodating dozens of displaced families, along with more than 14 inhabited houses.
The Israeli airstrikes also extended to areas near the border with Egypt, according to WAFA.
On the 129th day of the assault, Israeli aggression persists on Gaza by land, sea, and air, resulting in an ongoing toll of over 28,176 martyrs and 67,784 wounded. Thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble and in the streets, as Israeli forces obstruct rescue teams from reaching them.
