BSS
  06 May 2024, 08:22

16 people killed in Israeli air strikes in Rafah: medics, first responders

 RAFAH, Palestinian Territories, May 6, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Medics and first responders in Gaza said 16 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in the southern city of Rafah Sunday, hours after Hamas rockets had killed three Israeli soldiers earlier in the day.

"The toll of martyrs in Rafah reached 16," emergency first responders told AFP, adding that seven people from one family and nine from another were killed.

Medical sources confirmed two strikes they said took place at two different locations around the city.