Israel killed at least 66 Palestinians in Rafah ‘safe zones’: Aid group

At least 66 people, including children, have been killed in four days of attacks on Rafah, this comes despite the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to immediately halt its offensive in Rafah.

“What more evidence do leaders need to show there is absolutely nowhere safe for children and families in Gaza?” said Xavier Joubert, Save the Children’s country director in the occupied Palestinian territory.

“They are permanently, constantly, fleeing for their lives, from one danger zone to another. And they’re not fleeing randomly - they’re going to the areas that Israel directed them to go to ‘for their own safety’. Then they are being attacked,” Joubert said.

“For those who haven’t yet been hit by explosive weapons fired directly into civilian areas, they are suffering the slow, agonising effects of starvation. Children’s mental and physical health is being pushed beyond breaking point, as they suffer unimaginable mental harm from the violence, serious physical injuries, including the loss of body parts, and the loss of families, homes, and their schools,” he added.