Attacks on Rafah intensify despite condemnation

Israeli forces shelled a tent camp in a designated “safe zone” west of Rafah and killed at least 21 people, including 13 women and girls, in the latest mass killing of Palestinian civilians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting over Israel’s ground invasion of Rafah as Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognised the state of Palestine.

Israeli air raids and artillery shelling have killed at least 15 Palestinians since this morning, report our colleagues on the ground.

In one video shared on social media, verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency, smoke can be seen rising from a blown-out residential unit in a Rafah building. Other footage seen by Al Jazeera shows Palestinians injured from quadcopter strikes in Rafah’s Tal as-Sultan area.

The ongoing attacks have pushed more Palestinians in western Rafah to flee towards Khan Younis.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, says that he expects fighting in Gaza to continue throughout 2024 at least.
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that Israeli strikes to the west of Deir el-Balah have killed at least one Palestinian and injured others.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has met with his Palestinian counterpart and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid following Spain, Ireland and Norway’s formal recognition of a Palestinian state.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unleashed criticism towards Western leaders over their “silence” on the Gaza war, accusing them of being complicit in Israel’s “barbarism”.
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reports that Tehran has provided Yemen’s Houthis with Ghadr, a type of sea-launched medium-range ballistic missile.
The Israeli military says three of its soldiers serving in the Nahal Brigade have been killed in the south of the Gaza Strip.
There were confrontations between Palestinian fighters and Israeli forces in the town of Tammun, about 5km (3 miles) south of Tubas city in the occupied West Bank this morning.

Contagious skin diseases are rapidly spreading among Palestinians in Israeli jails, with dozens of cases seen recently by lawyers and released detainees, reports the Palestinian Prisoners Society.

The most prevalent of the diseases is scabies, it says, a highly contagious infestation caused by small ticks. Its spread is worsened by poor hygiene conditions, overcrowding and limited water in Israel’s jails, according to the group, specifically the facilities in Israel’s Negev desert and Megiddo.

The group claims Israel is leaving infected prisoners without treatment and even transferring them to other areas of the prison where the disease can spread, acts that it says amount to “medical crimes”. zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn zxn

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