Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 18, mostly children, as US advances aid package

Israel-Hamas war: 22 killed, mostly children, in strikes on southern Gaza as US prepares aid package

Israel carried out overnight strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah in which 22 people were killed, including 18 children, as confirmed by health officials on Sunday (April 21). The strikes were carried out at a time when the United States was clearing additional military aid, worth billions of dollars, for Israel. Near-daily air raids are being carried out by Israel on Rafah, a place which has become the refuge of more than half of Gaza’s 2…

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as U.S. advances aid package

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel, its close ally.

A series of Israeli air and artillery attacks on several homes in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, has left at least 22 dead -- and the number could rise in the coming hours. Palestinian authorities say the majority of those killed are children and minors. In the images, residents examine the damage from the rubble of the destroyed buildings. Gaza, Israeli air strikes in Rafah: at least 22 dead. Palestinian authorities: "18 are childr…

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package

Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere.

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kills 18 people, including 14 children

Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, mostly children, as U.S. lawmakers advanced an aid package that would send millions of dollars to Israel. Officials at the Kuwaiti Hospital said the first Israeli strike killed a man, his wife, and their 3-year-old child, The Associated Press reported. The wife was…

Israeli strikes on Rafah kill 18, mostly children

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, including 14 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to its close ally.