[News] Israel-Gaza latest: Airstrike which killed dozens of civilians in Rafah was 'tragic mistake', says Netanyahu

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The charred remains of a Rafah tent camp More pictures are emerging from the tent camp in Rafah that was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight. Much of the camp was burned down by a fire that broke out immediately after the strike. At least 45 people were killed, according to local authorities.Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on house Medics in Gaza have said an Israeli airstrike on a house in Rafah today has killed seven people. Several others were wounded, they said. It follows an Israeli airstrike on the city overnight that killed at least 45 people sheltering in a tent camp. International authorities have expressed outrage over the deaths and have been piling pressure on Israel to halt its offensive on Rafah.More details emerge on shooting death of Egyptian security force member Earlier, we brought you news that an Egyptian security force member had been killed in a shooting incident near the Rafah border crossing. Egypt has now warned against compromising the security and safety of its security forces, a high-level source told Egypt's state-linked Al Qahera News. Preliminary investigations also showed that Egyptian security personnel had reacted to an exchange of gunfire "between Israeli forces and members of the Palestinian resistance, which led to shooting in several directions," the source said. They added that Egypt would take necessary measures to prevent the incident from recurring.Red Cross reports 'horrific injuries' from Rafah airstrike A Red Cross field hospital operating in Rafah saw a "very high influx" of injured Palestinians after last night's deadly airstrike. William Schomburg, the head of the ICRC delegation in Gaza, told Sky News the hospital first received reports of a "mass casualty situation" yesterday evening. Those who arrived at the field hospital had "horrific injuries", he said. "We're talking about very heavy shrapnel wounds. We're talking about severe burns as well as blast trauma injuries. "Our team conducted several operations, including, tragically, some amputations." The Red Cross field hospital has only been up and running for a few weeks. But Mr Schomberg said there was a risk of it, and other similar facilities nearby, becoming "overloaded very quickly" if Israel continues operations in Rafah. He warned the facility would then be unable to handle further influxes of patients. "We're holding off, but the situation is untenable and it's unacceptable," he said.Israeli tanks manoeuvre near Gaza border IDF soldiers direct tanks and armed people carriers near the border with Gaza in these latest images. One soldier smiles as he places a toy on a tank.More than 100 aid trucks reached Gaza this morning - report The trucks managed to reach Gaza this morning after an agreement to reroute aid through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Reuters news agency is reporting. However, sources told the news agency that supplies have not been distributed due to an ongoing Israeli assault. Little aid has reached southern Gaza since 6 May, when Israel took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing. These aid arrivals would be the biggest aid delivery into southern Gaza since the launch of Israel's attacks in Rafah more than three weeks ago. Egyptian security sources said 123 aid trucks had crossed the border and handed over the goods to the United Nations. But Palestinian trucks that went to pick up the aid at the crossing returned empty, UN and Palestinian officials told Reuters. "Trucks moved through but it was not possible to collect them due to the rocket attacks yesterday and the IAF (air force) strikes overnight," a UN official in Gaza said.

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