Loved ones in Rafah mourn for those who died after Israeli airstrike hit residential building

(9 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rafah, Gaza Strip - 9 May 2024
1. Various of people standing near the bodies of their relatives who were killed in Israeli airstrike
2. Various of woman mourning loss of her relatives
3. Various of people praying for victims
4. Various of people carrying bodies and loading them onto vehicles to bury them
STORYLINE:
An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Gaza Strip killed eight people including four children late Wednesday, according to hospital records.
The strike hit a residential building in Tel al-Sultan in western Rafah.
Israel’s military took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing early Tuesday after issuing evacuation orders for eastern parts of the city, home to some 100,000.
It then sent tanks to seize the nearby Rafah crossing with Egypt, shutting it down.
Associated Press journalists heard sporadic explosions and gunfire in the area of the Rafah crossing overnight Tuesday, including two large blasts early Wednesday.
On Wednesday afternoon, hospital records showed at least 25 people were wounded when Israeli artillery fire struck part of central Rafah, an area that Israel did not tell Palestinians to evacuate ahead of its operation.
The military had no immediate comment.
The war in Gaza has driven around 80% of the territory’s population of 2.3 million from their homes and caused vast destruction to apartments, hospitals, mosques and schools across several cities.
The death toll in Gaza has soared to more than 34,500 people, according to local health officials.
The war began Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting about 250 others.
Israel says militants still hold around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others.
AP video by Ismael Abu Dayyah
Production by Wafaa Shurafa
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Aw RIP 🙏🏻 these people who died in Gaza and the two woman are still grieving 😔 about there loved ones in Gaza 🇵🇸💔

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