5/27/2024–|Last updated: 5/27/202411:26 PM (Mecca time)
Diplomatic sources told Tel Aviv Tribune on Monday that Algeria called for a closed and emergency Security Council consultation session tomorrow regarding the Rafah massacre.
This comes as international condemnations continued after the massacre committed by the occupation army yesterday evening, Sunday, by targeting the tents of displaced persons in the Tal al-Sultan area in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, and resulted in the martyrdom of 45 Palestinians, most of whom were women and children.
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie said on Monday that Canada is “appalled” by the Israeli raid on a camp in the city of Rafah, and calls for an immediate ceasefire.
“Canada does not support an Israeli military operation in Rafah. This level of human suffering must end,” Jolie added on the X platform.
For his part, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk said that the pictures of the Rafah bombing indicate that there has been no clear change in Israeli methods of warfare, describing the pictures as “horrific.”
The UN Commissioner added that Sunday’s strike in Rafah once again confirms that there is no safe place in Gaza, and called for those responsible to be held accountable.
For her part, the United Nations Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, told Tel Aviv Tribune that Israeli brutality continues in Gaza without any justification, stressing that Israel is committed to genocide.
The United Nations Middle East envoy Tor Wensland also urged a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the bombing of displaced persons’ tents in Rafah, holding those responsible accountable for any violations, and taking immediate steps to protect civilians.
For its part, the Israeli army claimed, in a statement, that the bombing targeted activists from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), but acknowledged that there were reports of civilians being injured and a fire breaking out at the place.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that what happened in Rafah yesterday was a “catastrophic mistake,” and claimed that it was not intended for civilian deaths and injuries, and that it would be investigated.
The massacre in the city of Rafah sparked sharp regional and international criticism of Israel, with accusations of defying international legitimacy resolutions, amid calls to impose sanctions and pressure it to end the genocide and stop the attack on Rafah.
