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At least 200 killed in Israel's recent attack on Rafah camp: UN agency

 Published: 10:08, 29 May 2024

At least 200 killed in Israel's recent attack on Rafah camp: UN agency

The UN on Tuesday emphasized the grim picture following the Israeli airstrike on a camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, saying that at least 200 people were killed. 

"According to some international medical sources that our teams spoke to at least 200 people were killed in that attack, among them women and children," Juliette Touma, communications director of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) told reporters during a virtual news conference.

Emphasizing that the aftermath of the attack is "huge," she stressed that it "added to the general field fear of death."

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