Thirty five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike
An Israeli military official said that the bombs Israel had used in the attack in Rafah were “too small” to have caused a fire of that size. “Our munitions alone couldn’t have ignited a fire of this size,” he added. This comes after Israeli jets carried out an air strike in Rafah on Sunday, killing at least 15 people.
The top UN court will rule Friday on the Israel offensive in Rafah
The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to halt its offensive in Gaza’s Rafah city, citing the “immense risk” to the population of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have sought refuge in the city. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country intended to press on with its offensive in Rafah, in a way that would abide by the court’s ruling.