Three houses bombed in Rafah, dozens of victims including a newborn. The attack on the southernmost city of the Strip, where over a million Palestinians have taken refuge, comes during talks between the United States and its allies to convince Israel to give up its invasion of the area
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At least 27 Palestinians were killed in Israeli shelling in the early hours of Monday over Rafah and Gaza City. Among the victims there are women and children, one of whom was only five days old, according to the Al Jazeera broadcaster.
While the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is in Saudi Arabia to discuss with regional powers how to find an agreement between Israel and Hamas and avoid the offensive announced on Rafah (the Italian foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, will also be in Riyadh), the attacks in the Strip do not stop.
Rafah, three families hit in the raid: a newborn among the 27 dead
The night raid on Rafah hit three houses: in the first eleven people died, in the second a father and his five-day-old newborn, in the third three brothers.
The Israeli army announced having killed 13 thousand Hamas militiamen so far and other Palestinian armed groups. The health authorities in Gaza speak of over 34 thousand victims and approximately 77 thousand injured since last October 7, without distinguishing between civilians and soldiers.
Thousands more people were then dispersed under the rubble left by more than six months of war. According to the United Nations Mine Clearance Service (UNMAS), there could be up to ten thousand unexploded munitions, among the 37 million tons of debris estimated on the streets of Gaza, one of the worst post-war risks for the civilian population.
