Evening update

Hello MEE readers. On Monday, international condemnation began to pour in response to Israeli strikes on Sunday that killed at least 45 Palestinians in a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city.

The strikes left the area on fire, ripped off the limbs of several people and left a baby's head severed from its body. The graphic footage sparked enormous outrage after an already eight-month long assault on the Palestinian population of Gaza.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Labour Party leader Steir Karmer, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other world leaders condemned the strikes.

Meanwhile, legal experts said the attack is a breach of international law, specifically after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its offensive on Rafah.

At the Rafah crossing with Egypt, an Egyptian soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces. Cairo said it was investigating the incident.

In other news:

• Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday they targeted three ships in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, and also targeted two US destroyers in the Red Sea.

• US Centcom announced later on Monday that it destroyed an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) launched from an area controlled by the Houthis.

• A White House National Security Council spokesperson commented on the Israeli strike on displaced Palestinians that killed 45 people, saying that while Israel should "take every precaution" to protect civilians, Israel "has a right to go after Hamas".

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Sunday's air strike on Rafah that killed 45 Palestinians was not intended to cause civilian casualties and would be investigated.

• Israeli forces launched killed two workers at the Kuwait Hospital in Rafah. Later on in the day, the director of the hospital announced that the medical facility was deemed non-operational.