Israeli Forces Set Mosque on Fire in Rafah
The regime’s forces continued their attacks on the west and center of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
They also carried out attacks in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
At least six Palestinians were killed and a number of houses were destroyed in the Israeli regime’s onslaughts on Shujaiya, Al-Mayadeen reported.
Israeli tanks shelled several houses while families were trapped inside.
There were also drone attacks on homes and residential areas in the neighborhood.
During their raid on central Rafah, the Zionist forces also set fire to Al-Awda Mosque, one of Rafah's well-known mosques, Palestinian witnesses said.
Since Israeli launched its offensive on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, nearly 38,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, most of them women and children.
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Over eight months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its operation in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.
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