US President Joe Biden, in April, warned Israel that the US would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza that is the last refuge for many displaced by the war.
In a tragic turn of events, Israeli forces on Friday shelled tent camps housing displaced Palestinians near Rafah in southern Gaza. The incident has left at least 25 dead and another 50 injured, according to the territory's Health Ministry and emergency responders.
Witnesses and first responders recounted the harrowing scene, detailing how the shelling targeted two densely populated coastal locations. According to Ahmed Radwan of Civil Defense, the shelling occurred just outside an Israeli-designated safe zone.
Though the Israeli military claims the episode is under review and alleges that there is no indication of a strike carried out by its forces, international scrutiny intensifies as evidence mounts of civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict. The shelling follows a previous deadly attack in southern Gaza, sparking widespread international outrage.
The war started when Palestinian Hamas militants stormed across the border and attacked Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage, according to Israeli tallies. US President Joe Biden, in April, warned Israel that the US would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza that is the last refuge for many displaced by the war.
The United States in May paused a shipment of 2,000-pound and 500-pound bombs due to concern over the impact they could have in densely populated areas but Israel was still due to get billions of dollars worth of US weaponry.
Scrutiny on Israel's conduct in its military operation in Gaza has increased as the Palestinian death toll from the war has soared to above 37,000, according to health officials in the Hamas-run enclave, and reduced Gaza to a wasteland.
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