Israel multiplies strikes on Rafah on Tuesday May 28, where its soldiers began a ground operation at the beginning of May. The country is the subject of international condemnation for its deadly bombing against a camp for displaced people, which left 45 dead and 249 injured on Sunday evening, according to a report from the Hamas Ministry of Health. Follow our live stream.
Horror grips the refugee camp. “We saw charred, dismembered bodies (…) cases of amputations, injured children, women and elderly people”, testified Mohammed al-Mughayyir, a Civil Defense official in the Gaza Strip. After the bombing, a fire devastated the Barkasat displaced persons camp, managed by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
Benyamin Netanyahu regrets “a tragic accident”. “We are investigating what happened and we will draw conclusions”, reacted the Israeli Prime Minister. The Israeli army confirmed it was investigating the deaths of civilian victims in the displaced persons camp after initially saying it had targeted two senior Hamas officials with “precise ammunition”.
Several European countries will recognize the State of Palestine. For their part, Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize the State of Palestine at a press conference in Brussels, an announcement made last week and which aroused the ire of Israel. At the same time, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez “pushes other EU leaders to recognize the Palestinian state”political scientist Maria Elisa Alonso explains to franceinfo.
Negotiations are at a standstill. A key mediator with Qatar and the United States in diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire, Egypt condemned a “deliberate bombing by Israeli forces on displaced people’s tents”. Qatar warns that Israeli strikes in Rafah could “complicate mediation efforts”.