A large number of displaced Palestinians have died in an Israeli attack on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “tragic accident”. Israel is being condemned a lot for this incident in the international world. According to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, at least 45 people were killed in the Israeli attack, while hundreds of other civilians were injured.
According to the BBC report, on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli parliament that it is very important to take “every possible precaution” for the safety of all Israeli civilians caught up in the Gaza conflict.
But he stressed that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) made great efforts not to target those not involved in the conflict. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the fight against Hamas.
During his address, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that we will not end our war until we achieve our goals.
He further said that we have already evacuated about one million civilians in Rafah and all efforts have been made to ensure that no harm is done to them. But unfortunately there was a mistake. The incident is being investigated.
Meanwhile, Hamas has reportedly told mediators after Israel’s attack on Rafah that it is not ready to negotiate a ceasefire or prisoner exchange deal.
At a press conference in Beirut on Monday, a senior Hamas official, Osama Hamdan, said that we will not release the Israeli hostages and that we will release them on our terms if we have to.