The authorities of the Gaza Stripcontrolled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), put this Monday at 67 Palestinians killed in Rafawithin the framework of the attacks carried out during the last hours by the Israeli Army.
The attacks of Israel they went against the Rafah citywhere there are dozens of muertosafter Israeli authorities announced the release of two hostages during a raid in the area.
The spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, Ashraf al Qidra, highlighted that “67 martyrs have arrived at hospitals as a result of the massacre committed by the Israeli occupation in the city of Rafa“.
“The recovery process for the victims continues,” he noted, referring to the fact that it is feared that the balance of deceased be older.
Shortly before, medical sources cited by the Palestinian news agency WAFA had raised the death toll to more than one hundred due to dozens of attacks carried out by Israel against homes and other points in Rafah, where Israeli forces are expected to launch an imminent ground offensive. in the face of criticism from the international community due to the large number of displaced people in the area.
Israel assures that those killed in Rafah are terrorists
Likewise, there is information about the arrival of hundreds of Palestinians to the city’s hospitals to try to find a safe place.
The bombings of the last few hours have hit at least ten homes and two mosques.
At least ten people, including children, have been killed in another bombing carried out by the Israeli Army against the city of Deir al Balah.
The spokesman for the Israeli Army, Daniel Hagari, has defended that the targets attacked in the area during the operation were “from Hamas.”
“We attacked Hamas battalion commanders in Rafah so that they could not gain the operational image and allow our forces to cut contact. “We focus on Hamas targets in the Rafah area and there are many terrorists killed in this operation,” he concluded.
Over the past few days, Israeli authorities have expressed their intention to begin a ground offensive against Rafah as the next step in their operations.
More than 28 thousand dead in Gaza
This has been criticized by the international community due to the large presence of displaced Palestinians, who went there after the first phase of the war, in which Israel invaded the north and center of the enclave, and after its second phase, when its troops They entered Khan Yunis, in the south.
Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip began in response to the Hamas assault on October 7, which left 1,200 dead and 240 wounded.
Palestinian authorities have since reported the death of more than 28,100 muertos.
Added to them are 384 Palestinians who died in the West Bank and East Jerusalem due to the actions of Israeli security forces and settlers.