Twenty-one dead after shells hit tent camp, Gaza officials sayIsrael says that, contrary to reports, it did not attack the campIsraeli tanks advance towards the center of Rafah for the first timeThe US reiterates its opposition to a major offensive in RafahWorld leaders express their disgust at Sunday's strike at the tent campSpain, Ireland and Norway formally recognize the Palestinian state
A woman and a child are caught in the middle of the massacre in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, yesterday. Photo: Reuters
The Israeli army on Tuesday denied attacking a tent camp west of the city of Rafah after Gaza health authorities said Israeli tank shelling had killed at least 21 people there, in what Israel has designated as a civilian evacuation zone.
Earlier, despite an appeal from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israeli tanks advanced for the first time into the heart of Rafah after a night of heavy bombardment, while Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognized a Palestinian state, a move that has drawn international attention. Israel's isolation deepens.