Gaza War | Officials: 35 killed and dozens wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah – “Tents and bodies are melting”

of Israel An airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Sunday killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens, mostly women and children, Gaza health and rescue officials said, according to news agencies.

The Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) said it carried out a precision strike on a base of Hamas, the extremist group that rules Gaza, in the Tel al-Sultan area of ​​Rafah.

Earlier on Saturday, eight rockets were fired at Israel from the Rafah area. Hamas said it had launched a “major” missile attack on Tel Aviv.

of Israel according to the Reuters news agency, thousands of people from the eastern parts of Rafah, where Israel launched a ground attack more than two weeks ago, have sought shelter in the area that was the target of the airstrike.

“The airstrikes burned the tents. Tents and people’s bodies are melting,” said a resident who arrived at the hospital, according to Reuters.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that several wounded were brought to its field hospital in Rafah and other hospitals in the region.

“The IDF is aware of reports that several civilians were injured in the area as a result of the strike and the resulting fire. The incident is being investigated,” the Israeli Armed Forces announced.

Hamas high representative Sami Abu Zuhri described the attack as a “massacre,” according to Reuters. He also blamed the United States for the incident because of its armed and financial support to Israel.

According to the news agency AFP, Hamas demanded that Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem also react with a popular uprising against Israel.