The White House has said strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah both on Sunday and yesterday do not prompt the withdrawal of US military assistance to Israel. Meanwhile, the US has been forced to suspend aid deliveries into Gaza by sea.
The International Rescue Committee has condemned Israeli airstrikes in Rafah.The aid group, which operates in Gaza, said the targeting of densely populated areas with displaced civilians was 'a violation of international humanitarian law and completely unjustifiable'.At least 37 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Rafah over the past few days , while 45 were killed in a deadly fire that swept through a camp for displaced Palestinians on Sunday.
The reports from the ground are extremely disturbing - with people trapped in the fire and burning tents.'There was not a single evacuation order for these attacks given to civilians that have sought shelter in Rafah after being displaced from other parts of Gaza.'The targeting of so-called safe zones, densely populated with displaced civilians, is a violation of international humanitarian law and completely unjustifiable.
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