Rafah camp bombing sparks international condemnation

Israel's heavy bombing of a camp housing displaced people in a designated "safe zone" in Rafah on Sunday has killed dozens of Palestinians, with reports of women and children being "burned alive". This has sparked renewed international outcry and condemnation, leading to calls for an immediate cease-fire.

The attack killed at least 40 civilians, Palestine's WAFA news agency reported, while some Western media, citing ActionAid UK, reported the death toll had risen to 50.

The Arab Parliament, the legislative body of the Arab League, issued a statement on Monday on its website saying the "massacre of the occupation entity" at a camp for internally displaced people near Rafah "is a blatant challenge and violation of humanitarian law and requires urgent international intervention".