Back مجزرة رفح (26 مايو 2024) Arabic Masacre de Tel al-Sultan Spanish کشتار تل السلطان Persian Frappe aérienne sur Rafah French Ionsaí buamála de chuid Iosrael ar ionad tearmainn do theifigh, 2024 Irish האסון בתל א-סולטאן HE Авиаудар по лагерю беженцев в Рафахе 26 мая 2024 года Russian 特爾蘇丹大屠殺 Chinese
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| Tel al-Sultan massacre | |
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| Part of the Rafah offensive and refugee camp airstrikes in the Israel–Hamas war | |
  Tel al-Sultan Location within the Gaza Strip | |
| Location | Kuwaiti Peace Camp I, Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, Gaza Strip
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| Coordinates | 31°18′32.32″N 34°14′35.17″E / 31.3089778°N 34.2431028°E |
| Date | 26 May 2024 ~20:45 (UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Airstrikes, massacre |
| Deaths | 45–50 Palestinians[1][2][a] 2 Hamas officials[4] (per Israel) |
| Injured | 200+ |
| Perpetrators |  Israeli Air Force |
On 26 May 2024, the Israeli Air Force struck Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, setting fire to a displacement camp. The incident killed between 45 and 50 Palestinians, including women and children, and injured over 200. It was the deadliest incident of the Rafah offensive.[5]
When Israel invaded Rafah and ordered the evacuation of its east, some citizens fled to western neighborhoods like Tel Al-Sultan seeking safety.[2] One week before the bombing, Israel had designated the neighborhood as a "safe zone" and dropped leaflets instructing Palestinians to move there.[6][7][8] Two days before the attack, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its offensive,[9] but Israel interpreted the order differently and continued its operations.[10]
On the night of the incident, Israel struck the neighborhood with two U.S. made GBU-39 missiles.[11] The strike ignited a fire in the "Kuwaiti Peace" tent camp, trapping and burning the civilians residing in it.[12] Israel claimed the strike targeted a Hamas compound near the camp, accidentally causing the fire. However, independent investigations showed that the camp was struck itself and that there was no evidence of secondary explosions.[13][14]
Images of the attack spread internationally, with them being described as "some of the worst" of the war.[15] The attack received widespread condemnation, with some groups calling it a war crime and a massacre.[4]
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