Israel’s war on Gaza live news: ‘People burned alive’ in attack on Rafah

 

Fire rages following an Israeli strike on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah [Reuters TV/ Reuters]

• Israeli forces have bombed a tent camp housing displaced people in a designed safe zone in Rafah, killing at least 35 Palestinians, according to officials. Many of the victims were women and children.
• The attack on the Tal as-Sultan area came as Israeli forces also bombed shelters housing displaced Palestinians in areas including Jabalia, Nuseirat, and Gaza City in the past 24 hours, killing at least 160 others, according to the Palestinian officials.
• The Israeli military confirmed the attack, saying it targeted Hamas fighters using “precision weaponry”. It admitted civilians were injured when a fire broke out and said the incident is under investigation.
• At least 35,984 Palestinians have been killed and up to 80,643 people have been wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s attack on that date stands at 1,139, with dozens still held captive.