While the IDF calls the Rafah tent massacre a 'tragic mistake', they have bombed tent encampments in Rafah at least three more times after... The latest strike killing 21.
Gaza media office: Israel committing ‘genocide with premeditation and deliberation’
Israeli strikes on the tents of displaced Palestinians in Rafah is evidence of the ongoing genocide, Gaza’s media office says.
“The Israeli occupation army has committed three crimes against humanity by killing 72 displaced persons in the last 48 hours,” it said in a statement, noting the attacks targeted civilian encampments in areas declared a “safe zone” by Israel.
“It confirms the occupation’s insistence on committing the crime of genocide with premeditation and deliberation.”
At least 21 people were killed in Israeli shelling of tents in al-Mawasi area west of Rafah on Tuesday. The media office urged the International Criminal Court to pursue “war criminals” involved in the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza.
It's like their on a loop, 'Hamas compound', 'tragic mistake', 'deny', repeat.
Israel denies hitting displaced people camp in Rafah
“Contrary to reports from the last few hours, the [army] did not attack the humanitarian area in al-Mawasi,” the Israeli military said in a post on X.
Civil defence official Mohammad al-Mughayyir said an Israeli attack on a displacement camp west of Rafah on Tuesday killed at least 21 people, days after a similar attack that led to global outrage after 45 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday’s attack a “tragic accident” but also pledged to continue the war on Gaza.
Israeli forces bomb homes in Rafah
A Palestinian activist in Gaza published footage of heavy plumes of smoke rising west of Rafah as a result of shelling by the Israeli army. The footage was verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit Sanad.
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‘Let us be clear: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza’
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention has accused Israel and the United States of “cynical lies and propaganda”.
“Let us be clear: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The US is complicit in genocide. These are not political statements. They are statements that are made from knowledge and experience,” the organisation said.
“It is clear in the behaviour of the state and its military, on full display in yesterday’s horrific bombardment of a Rafah camp. But even if there were legitimate doubts about Israel’s genocide, there is no doubt that Israel is committing atrocity crimes of the most barbaric kind. Israel must be stopped.”
The Lemkin Institute also said Western nations – namely Germany, the US and the United Kingdom – have demonstrated a lack of respect for human rights and a willingness to allow an ally to commit atrocities.
“It is reprehensible and the individuals involved in this gaslighting campaign should be deeply ashamed. They should also be put on trial.”
The Lemkin Institute has had it with the cynical lies and propaganda from Israel and the USA. One can have different views about the definition of genocide, but one may not use definitional disputes to deny genocide. If a genocide may be occurring, every nation is compelled by… pic.twitter.com/KTZrbACgyW
— Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (@LemkinInstitute) May 28, 2024
