Israeli jets bombard Rafah where over one million remain trapped
Israeli warplanes bombarded the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city of Rafah overnight and on 22 February. | Several Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on homes in Rafah, the Health Ministry in Gaza said. According to residents, more than 12 members of a single family were killed by an airstrike on the southern city. The Al-Farouq Mosque in Rafah’s Shaboura neighborhood was completely destroyed in the attacks. In total, nearly 100 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, according to the ministry.
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