Israel intensifies airstrikes on Rafah city
Israel intensifies again its air strikes and this time the city of Rafah was the chosen target. More details with our correspondent Noor Harazeen. teleSUR
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00:00 And we go to Gaza, where an airstrike in Rafah in Israel designated a safe zone, killed 16 people,
00:06 including children who were sheltering in home.
00:08 Our Dalasi correspondent Noha Racine with the details.
00:11 It was a very intense night here in Rafah as the Israeli warplanes launched several Israeli
00:20 strikes on Rafah city, which is supposed to be the safest area, the safest city in Gaza,
00:27 and where more than 1.7 people are actually residing and taking shelter.
00:33 According to the Palestinian medical sources, 16 people were killed.
00:38 Half of them are women and children.
00:41 Under the age of 13, they were pulled out from the rubble and they arrived
00:47 dead to the Abu Yusuf al-Najjar hospital.
00:50 At the same time, Israeli tanks continued firing at the eastern border
00:55 between Rafah and Khan Yunis, specifically around the European hospital.
01:00 Now the European hospital is one of three hospitals that are only operating here in Gaza,
01:08 and it is providing service for more than 500,000 people.
01:14 However, now even patients inside the hospital are very scared due to the continuous Israeli
01:21 bombings and attacks around the European hospital.
01:26 Noha Racine, Telesor, Gaza.