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Israel strikes hit Rafah camp, killing dozens

The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 35 were killed and dozens wounded after Israeli strikes hit a camp for the displaced in northwestern Rafah.

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Updated May 26, 2024 at 10:20 p.m. EDT|Published May 26, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. EDT
A fire rages following an Israeli strike Sunday on an area designated for displaced Palestinians, in this still picture taken from a video. (Reuters)
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Dozens of Palestinians were feared killed and wounded after Israeli strikes hit a camp for the displaced in northwestern Rafah, eyewitnesses and first responders said late Sunday, in a part of the city outside Israel’s designated evacuation zone.

The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 35 were killed and dozens wounded, most of them women and children. A spokesman for the Palestine Red Crescent Society said rescue workers were still working in the camp in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood to evacuate the injured to hospitals and identify the dead. Video posted by local journalists showed charred bodies being pulled from the flaming wreckage.