More than half of the dead were women, children, and elderly people, health officials in Hamas-run Gaza say, adding the death toll was likely to rise from people with severe burns
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strike had not been intended to cause civilian casualties. “All the children started screaming… The sound was terrifying; we felt like the metal was about to collapse on us, and shrapnel fell into the rooms.” Israel’s military said Sunday’s strike, based on “precise intelligence”, had eliminated Hamas’ chief of staff for the second and larger Palestinian territory, the West Bank, plus another official behind deadly attacks on Israelis.
“Israel has a right to go after Hamas, and we understand this strike killed two senior Hamas terrorists who are responsible for attacks against Israeli civilians,” a National Security Council spokesperson said. “But as we’ve been clear, Israel must take every precaution possible to protect civilians.”
Canada’s government said it was “horrified” by the deadly airstrike in Rafah, and called for an immediate ceasefire. “The army is a liar. There is no security in Gaza. There is no security, not for a child, an elderly man, or a woman. Here he is with his wife, they were martyred,” he said.
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