Israel kills 2 children in kindergarten attack in southern Gaza
Two children have been killed overnight in an Israeli attack on a kindergarten in Rafah in southern Gaza, where displaced people were sheltering, the health ministry says. | Palestine’s official WAFA news agency, citing medical and local sources, reported that the two little girls were killed in the kindergarten attack at dawn on Sunday in the east of Rafah and dozens of others were injured. “The children were just sleeping and suddenly the bombardment happened. One of my children died while three managed to escape,” resident Ahmad Bassam al-Jamal was quoted as saying by AFP. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least 92 Palestinians were killed overnight by Israeli attacks. ● Aljazeera correspondent, Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Rafah said last night was “another sleepless night” for 1.9 million displaced Palestinians in Rafah as the Israeli military intensified its bombing across the city, including residential buildings as well as public facilities.
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