1️⃣ The Israeli army bombed a displacement camp in northern Rafah, killing at least 35 Palestinians, (Gaza Health Ministry)
2️⃣ Hamas launches a missile attack on Tel Aviv, triggering alarm sirens. Earlier, the Qassam Brigades said its fighters “killed and captured” a number of Israeli soldiers in Jabalia camp. Israeli military has denied the claim.
3️⃣ This comes as Israel has intensified attacks across Gaza, killing more than 80 Palestinians in the past 24 hours.
4️⃣ Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin-Farhan has said after meetings with Arab and European counterparts in Brussels that it is very concerning that Israel does not recognise that the security it seeks comes through a two-state solution. “It is absolutely necessary that Israel accepts that it cannot exist without the existence of a Palestinian state,” the top Saudi diplomat told reporters.
5️⃣ Responding to the attack at the tent camp in Rafah, Palestinian writer and activist Kaleem Hawa said it was clear “there is no red line for Israel and the US”.
6️⃣ A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza has spoken tabout the attack on the displacement camp in Rafah. Here is a summary of their comments: There is a need to follow the basic rules of international humanitarian law.
The healthcare system in Gaza is incapable of dealing with the situation in Rafah. The number of victims from the bombing of the displacement camp and raids in Rafah is likely to rise.
7️⃣ Aryeh Neier, a long-standing Jewish human rights activist whose family fled from Nazi Germany to the United States in 1939 when he was two years old, says he has been convinced that the Israeli military is committing “genocide” in Gaza.
At least 35,984 people including more than 15,000 children, have been killed and over 80,643 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll from the October 7 attack in Israel stands at 1,139.
The Israeli army justifies the bombing and burning of the displaced in an UNRWA displacement camp in #Rafah, claiming that it is “a #Hamas compound”.
The #UNRWA displaced camp, which was designated as a safe area to which thousands of civilians were pushed, was targeted with 8 bombs, killing at least 35, most of whom are women and children.
Horrific footage is unfolding of the Israeli massacre of displaced Palestinians, with 8 missiles targeting the displacement camp at a #UNRWA site in #Rafah, despite Israel claiming it is "safe."
Civil Defense to Al Jazeera: We believe that the occupation army used internationally prohibited weapons to target the displaced in Rafah, judging by the size of the fires that erupted at the targeted site.
Deadly clashes between Palestinian resistance and Israeli occupation forces are reported in eastern and central #Rafah with 100sof thousands of innocent civilians stock in between.
#IDF is bombing Rafah from sea, air and ground while Palestinians fighting against heavily armed Israeli forces with riffles and RPGs.
People in Rafah haven't received any food since Israel took over Rafah crossing. All the water pipes except one have been cut off and almost half a million people living on 1/8th of what is the minimum amount needed for humans to survive.
Auto translated from Arabic: 🚨 Emergency Committee in the Rafah Governorate:
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Dozens of martyrs and wounded in a massacre committed by the occupation targeting displaced people's tents in northwest Rafah despite claiming they were safe.
This evening, Sunday, the "israeli" occupation committed a massacre by bombing the tents of displaced persons in northwest Rafah (Tal al-Sultan), resulting in dozens of martyrs and wounded, and causing fires in the tents.
The Emergency Committee confirms that the "israeli" bombing targeted the tents of displaced persons in areas the occupation claimed were safe and had urged residents to move to.
The massacre committed negates all the occupation's claims of safe areas in Rafah.
Committing the massacre against displaced civilians reflects the "israeli" insistence on continuing the killing and destruction in Rafah, ignoring all international demands and decisions to stop the military operation and avoid harming civilians.
The failure of the international community, led by the United States, to take any deterrent measures against the occupation and to ignore implementing the decisions of the International Court of Justice, serves as a green light for the occupation to continue its killing and destruction in Rafah, which is the last refuge for hundreds of thousands of displaced persons.
We renew our call to the international community and active UN institutions to work seriously and effectively to force the occupation to comply with the decisions of the International Court of Justice and not to suffice with statements and recording positions. Otherwise, every delay will result in more victims.
"Pictures of equipment and weapons published by the Al Qassam Brigades after executing a complex operation by luring an Israeli force into a tunnel in #Jabalia, resulting in casualties and captives among the force."
(From Resistance Sources) The IOF launched heavy airstrikes targeting multiple areas across the Gaza Strip:
Northern Gaza:
The humanitarian situation is catastrophic in northern Gaza Strip, especially in terms of famine, reports Al-Mayadeen.
10 martyrs and 17 wounded have been reported in the IOF bombing of Al-Nazla School in the Al-Saftawi area, in northern Gaza.
10 martyrs and several injured have been reported in the targeting of a house near shelters in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip.
3 martyrs (a woman and her two children) ascended due to the bombing of the Shreiteh family home by IOF warplanes in Al-Sabra neighborhood, southern Gaza City, in northern Gaza.
IOF artillery shelling is targeting the Beit Lahia project and Al-Qasasib neighborhood in Jabalia camp, in the northern Gaza Strip.
Southern Gaza:
For the first time, occupation forces executed belts of fire in central Rafah city according to Al-Mayadeen. The belts of fire have reached the vicinity of the Kuwaiti hospital, which is the only operational hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Rafah appeals to the World Health Organization to urgently provide fuel to ensure it remains operational.
#Occupation forces are completely destroying residential buildings in some neighborhoods of #Rafah, particularly in Al-Shawka and Al-Jneina.
Central Gaza:
Heavy artillery shelling targeted multiple areas including Wadi Gaza, Al-Bureij, and Salah Al-Din. Fire from occupation vehicles has been reported. (media 1)
1️⃣ Israeli officials react with outrage after Spain, Ireland and Norway announce their recognition of the State of Palestine, promising to continue the attack on Gaza and build new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
2️⃣ Intense street battles continue in Gaza’s southern Rafah and northern Jabalia as Israeli troops advance into both areas, packed with terrified civilians.
3️⃣ Israel’s military says its Nahal Brigade joined a division of troops surrounding Rafah as it plans to attack “terror targets” deep in the city, adding that it will prevent “harm to the civilian population as much as possible”.
4️⃣ UN says displaced “families living among the rubble” after more than 800,000 Palestinians flee Rafah as Israeli forces attack.
5️⃣ Washington has warned Israel against withholding Palestinian Authority funds after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would withhold tax revenue.
6️⃣ Biden administration remains concerned about Israel’s possible use of heavy bombs against civilians in Rafah and is in contact with Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
7️⃣ The Israeli military has bombed a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing at least eight people, mostly women and children, the Wafa reports.
1️⃣ Israeli officials react with outrage after Spain, Ireland and Norway announce their recognition of the State of Palestine, promising to continue the attack on Gaza and build new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
2️⃣ Intense street battles continue in Gaza’s southern Rafah and northern Jabalia as Israeli troops advance into both areas, packed with terrified civilians.
3️⃣ Israel’s military says its Nahal Brigade joined a division of troops surrounding Rafah as it plans to attack “terror targets” deep in the city, adding that it will prevent “harm to the civilian population as much as possible”.
4️⃣ UN says displaced “families living among the rubble” after more than 800,000 Palestinians flee Rafah as Israeli forces attack.
5️⃣ Washington has warned Israel against withholding Palestinian Authority funds after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would withhold tax revenue.
6️⃣ Biden administration remains concerned about Israel’s possible use of heavy bombs against civilians in Rafah and is in contact with Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
7️⃣ The Israeli military has bombed a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing at least eight people, mostly women and children, the Wafa reports.
It was never about Hamas or hostages: An Israeli occupation soldier shares a picture of himself holding a photograph of a Palestinian woman from a home they raided in Gaza, accompanied by disturbing and inappropriate comments about her.
I'm sure Israeli supporters will look the other way or say "boys will be boys" to justify these despicable behaviors.
Thousands of displaced Palestinians are forced to flee from Rafah towards Khan Yunis and central Gaza after massive bombings and drone attacks.
It's truly heartbreaking watching them flee with all their belongings in a small shopping bag, with no food, shelter or place to live, their lives have been aa close to hell as one can imagine.
A displaced pharmacist from the north of the Gaza Strip, whose pharmacy was destroyed by the occupation, opens a #pharmacy with existing capabilities in Mawasi #KhanYunis to serve the displaced.
Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 21 May 2024
🔹In the northern #GazaStrip, Israeli forces have blocked two medical facilities and are fighting in Jabaliya. At the same time, air strikes by the Israeli Air Force continue in Gaza and the surrounding area.
🔹In the south of the Enclave, in the area of #Rafah, fighting is also taking place. There are no recorded advances by the IDF, and artillery and aviation do not stop operating in areas controlled by the Palestinians.
🔹In the #WestBank, Israeli security forces carried out several raids, and in #Jenin there have been clashes since the early morning, with local factions of the Palestinian resistance detonating several IEDs.
🔹On the border with #Lebanon, the exchange of strikes between the #IDF and #Hezbollah continues. Despite the liquidation of another field commander last evening, the number of shellings does not yet allow us to talk about an escalation.
🔹In #Yemen's airspace, the Houthis shot down another MQ-9 Reaper. The footage showed the defeat and fall of the UAV. This is the second shot down in May and the fifth since the escalation began on October 7.
Palestinian journalists in northern Gaza report that the Israeli occupation has deployed an armored vehicle rigged with improvised explosive devices, remotely controlling it into the alleyways of #Jabalia refugee camp and detonated it near the police station within the camp .
Israeli occupation forces are besieging Kamal Adwan #Hospital in northern Gaza. They have forced patients to evacuate, and many bedridden patients are unable to leave, according to local and media sources.
Every ranking officer participating in these criminal actions should be the target of #ICC for crimes against humanity and #WarCrimes.
The outrageous atrocities of Israeli forces against the civilian population of Gaza is beyond anything we have seen in modern times and sadly these barbaric acts go unpunished while #US, #UK and #Germany keep sending weapons and money to help Israel with their crimes against palestinians in Gaza.
It's not going to happen, but it's a step towards the right direction.
Judging by the way #ICC charged #Hamas, every ranking military serving in Gaza to be charged with #WarCrimes, just like they did with those in #Bosnia and #Rwandan.
But sadly, just #Netanyahu and #Gantz were those they could dare charging.