Israel Continues Air Assault on Rafah, Killing Young Children, Ahead of Its Planned Ground Invasion

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HeadlineMay 03, 2024

Israel has killed at least 26 people in Gaza over the past day. An airstrike on a home in Rafah killed at least six Palestinians, four of them children. This is Sana Z'oroub, the children's aunt.

Sana Z'oroub: "Three missiles hit the innocent children. A mother and two girls were sleeping in her lap. They were sleeping in her lap, the two girls. Do you know what it means to be sleeping in their mother's lap? They are in pieces. They were in grade one and grade six, Bisan and Basmala. Bisan and Basmala were sleeping in their mother's lap. They are in pieces. They slept in their mother's lap, and now they are in pieces. How did the Israelis benefit from this? What did they benefit from killing the innocent children?"

Israel has refused to retreat on its expected ground invasion of Rafah despite warnings it would be absolutely catastrophic.

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