Live Updates: Israel kills seven Palestinians in Gaza's Rafah city

Saturday, April 20, 2024

06:30 GMT — Israel kills seven Palestinians in Gaza's Rafah city

Israel has killed at least seven people in an air raid on Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in Rafah, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

It said most of victims were "women and children", adding that a strike hit a residential home.

Death toll is likely to climb given the number of people who sustained wounds, WAFA reported.

05:21 GMT — London vigil commemorates medics killed by Israel

A vigil has been held outside of the prime minister's office in London to commemorate healthcare workers killed by Israel in besieged Gaza.

During the demonstration organised by Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine, names and photos of healthcare professionals were placed on the ground along with uniforms to symbolise the dead.

British healthcare workers were among the attendees, and a minute of silence was observed to remind them of their colleagues.

04:30 GMT — Israel hands over bodies of Palestinians killed by Zionist settlers

The Israeli military has handed back two corpses of Palestinians killed earlier this week by illegal Zionist settlers near Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.

The National Campaign for the Recovery of Martyrs' Bodies said Israeli authorities handed over the bodies of Abdel-Rahman Bani Fadel, 30, and Mohammad Bani Jame', 21, who were killed by settlers' bullets.

Hussien Shejaeah, the Campaign's coordinator, told Anadolu Agency that Israeli authorities are still holding the bodies of 248 Palestinians killed as far back as 2015.

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