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Palestinians women and children killed in Rafah strikes prepared for burial

18 January 2024 07:03 GMT

Palestinian women and children killed in Israeli air strikes overnight have been prepared for burial in Rafah.

Local media said at least 16 people were killed in the attack that targeted a family home.

A mourner grieves next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip 18 January 2024 (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)

At least eight children were killed in the strike on early on Thursday — At least eight children were killed in the strike on early on Thursday (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)

The victims were mostly relatives (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)