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Satellite image analysis by India Today located the site of the airstrike to "Kuwait Peace Camp", leading the newspaper to conclude "satellite images show Israel targeting Rafah refugee camps". [56] The Washington Post analyzed satellite imagery and found "more than a dozen tent-like structures" around the tin structures targeted. [ 57 ]
In an interview with ABC News, Netanyahu stated Palestinians in Rafah would be granted "safe passage" out of the city. [300] On 12 February, Thomas White, the UN's Gaza relief director, stated that Israel's offensive in Rafah would result in "a million people [moving] in the Gaza Strip into areas that are not set up to accommodate them". [301]
On the morning of 7 October 2023, Hamas and allied militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel. Thousands of rockets were launched from the Gaza strip and approximately 3,500 militants infiltrated Israel, where they attacked dozens of Israeli towns and military facilities in the Gaza Envelope. 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed and 248 others were abducted and held hostage.
[236] [237] Al Qahera News reported that Egypt, the U.S. and Qatar were trying to revive ceasefire talks. [238] Rafah's field hospitals evacuated to the al-Mawasi area. [239] IDF tanks continued their probing attacks on 29 May, entering Tel al-Sultan, Yibna and Shaboura neighborhoods before withdrawing to the border with Egypt.
On 28 May, two days after the deadly Tel al-Sultan massacre, [13] a cluster of tents were hit by shells in the designated humanitarian zone of Al-Mawasi.Gazan emergency services reported that the tents were hit from tank fire, while Wafa reported that tents were hit by Israeli airstrikes. 21 people were killed and 64 other were injured from the shelling, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Wounded people taken to the Najjar Hospital in Rafah faced a lack of medical treatment, due to the shortage of staff and medical supplies. [ 135 ] Netanyahu stated Israel was planning ahead for its Rafah offensive, stating, "There is international pressure and it's growing, but particularly when the international pressure rises, we must close ...
The hospital was again hit by Israeli shelling on 31 January. [134] On 27 February, the hospital's staff stated al-Awda was at-risk of being shut down, after experiencing an 18 day siege by the Israel military. [135] In October 2024, the Gaza Health Ministry stated Israel had besieged and was directly targeting the Al-Awda Hospital. [136]
The Gaza Strip is experiencing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the Israel–Hamas war. [1] [2] The crisis includes both an impending famine and a healthcare collapse.At the start of the war, Israel tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in significant shortages of fuel, food, medication, water, and essential medical supplies.