100 Killed in Israeli Bombing on camp in Gaza's Rafah

100 Palestinians were killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Rafah. The attack hit a camp for displaced people in north-west Rafah, a site that is in a designated humanitarian safe zone, Gaza civil defence and Palestinian authorities said. Women and children were among those killed. Several people were injured in the strike. "We are facing difficulties reaching the wounded," civil defence workers said.
In a statement, Hamas slammed the bombing as complete defiance and disregard for the decision of the International Court of Justice that demanded it to stop its aggression against Rafah."
It also noted that Israel would not have committed without the U.S. support and green light, saying to hold the U.S. administration fully responsible for the deadly attack.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that "an Israel Defense Forces aircraft struck a Hamas compound in Rafah in which significant Hamas terrorists were operating."
"The strike was carried out against legitimate targets under international law, using precise munitions and on the basis of precise intelligence that indicated Hamas' use of the area," it added.
The Israeli airstrike came hours after Al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas armed wing, launched a large rocket barrage from Rafah towards the coastal city of Tel Aviv in central Israel for the first time in months. To be noted, the targeted area, which is crowded with thousands of displaced persons, was previously declared as a safe zone by the occupation.