Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: One was killed, another injured in a raid by an Israeli drone on the city of Khiam in South Lebanon
London views possibility of setting fire to tanker in port of friendly country to Russia to damage port infrastructure, initiate an international probe: Moscow
One of London's scenarios involves setting up accident with 'undesirable' tanker in one of the bottlenecks of maritime communications: Russian foreign intelligence agency
London plans to organize major sabotage with tankers to declare transportation of Russian oil to international shipping: Russian foreign intelligence agency
UK intelligence agencies plan to use NATO allies to launch massive raid on 'Shadow Fleet': Russian foreign intelligence agency
Palestinian Ministry of Health: Two were martyred in Israeli shelling that targeted a besieged house in the town of Qabatiya in Jenin
At least 68 dead in migrant shipwreck off Yemen: IOM
Trump: We want to feed the people in Gaza, we do not want them to starve.
US President Donald Trump: We will impose sanctions on Russia if it does not end the war on Ukraine.
Israeli media: Polls show that 52% oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while only 29% support him.

World calls for action after Israeli massacre in Rafah

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 27 May 2024 12:48
  • 19 Shares
9 Min Read

"Israel" challenges international decisions and laws by committing the massacre in Rafah, sending a clear message to the ICJ that nothing will stop the massacres.

  • x
  • Scenes from the Israeli massacre in Rahaf on May 27, 2024. (Social Media)
    Scenes from the Israeli massacre in Rafah, Gaza Strip on May 27, 2024 (Social media)

On Sunday evening, the Israeli occupation forces committed a new massacre against dozens of displaced persons by bombing their tents set up in UNRWA warehouses in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, an alleged safe zone.

State officials and international institutions were quick to condemn the massacre, calling on "Israel" to halt its aggressive and monstrous attacks against the Palestinians. 

Palestinian Authority slams 'Israel’s' 'heinous massacre' in Tal as-Sultan

According to the Wafa news agency, a spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced the Israeli assault on Tal as-Sultan as a "massacre that exceeds all boundaries."

Nabil Abu Rudeineh "stressed the urgent need for an intervention to stop the crimes committed against the Palestinian people immediately" and called the "heinous massacre" a challenge to international orders, including "the lucid and candid ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to cease its military offensive against the city of Rafah and provide protection to the Palestinian people."

Abu Rudeineh held the Biden administration accountable for Israeli crimes, urging Washington to "force Israel to halt the madness and genocide it is perpetrating in Gaza."

MSF condemns Israeli attack on displaced Palestinians

MSF expressed horror at "Israel's" attack on the camp for displaced Palestinians in Tal as-Sultan, stating that the "deadly event" underscores once again that nowhere is safe in Gaza.

The medical charity reported that more than 15 martyred Palestinians and dozens of wounded were transported to a trauma stabilization point in Gaza.

Following an Israeli air strike that hit a camp for displaced people tonight in Tal Al Sultan, Rafah, Gaza, dozens of wounded and more than 15 dead people were brought to the trauma stabilization point that we support.

— MSF International (@MSF) May 26, 2024

Amnesty calls for war crimes probe into three Israeli attacks on Gaza

Amnesty International is calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate three Israeli attacks that resulted in the martyrdom of 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children, in the Gaza Strip in April.

The attacks include one that killed children playing football at the al-Maghazi refugee camp on April 16, as well as two strikes on residential buildings in Rafah on April 19 and 20, according to the rights group.

The rights group stated that there was no evidence of military targets in or around the affected locations and no indication of prior warning.

Israel’s response to the ICJ’s ruling? Absolute carnage and beheaded children caused by several 2,000 lb bombs dropped on civilians and UN compounds in Rafah. Every accusation is a confession.

حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل pic.twitter.com/K3ZttaKWqA

— Dr. Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman504) May 27, 2024

"Our findings offer crucial evidence of unlawful attacks by the Israeli military as the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court applies for arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As the Israeli military continues to escalate its ground incursion in Rafah, these cases also illustrate the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire," said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s senior director for research, advocacy, policy, and campaigns.

"The cases documented here illustrate a clear pattern of attacks over the past seven months in which the Israeli military has flouted international law, killing Palestinian civilians with total impunity and displaying a callous disregard for human lives."

‘Monstrous atrocity’: UN expert on housing decries Rafah attack

Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN special rapporteur on the right to housing, has urged action against "Israel" following its recent attack on displaced Palestinians in Rafah.

"Attacking women and children while they cower in their shelters in Rafah is a monstrous atrocity. We need concerted global action to stop Israel’s actions now," he said in a post on X.

Netanyahu ‘must immediately halt’ Rafah offensive: Ro Khanna

Following "Israel's" recent attack on Rafah, US Congressman Ro Khanna urged the Israeli prime minister to halt the aggression on the southern Gaza city.

Related News

US-Israeli aid plan in Gaza used as tool for forced displacement: MSF

Burned, amputated: Gaza children bear brunt of brutal Israeli war

"Netanyahu must immediately halt the military offensive into Rafah," Khanna said in a post on X.

Netanyahu must immediately halt the military offensive into Rafah. That is consistent with the 13-2 ICC decision & Biden's own policy. The horrific loss of innocent lives today with the bombing of a refugee camp underscores the moral urgency of stopping the Rafah campaign. https://t.co/xgrKmytvlN

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 27, 2024

"The horrific loss of innocent lives today with the bombing of a refugee camp underscores the moral urgency of stopping the Rafah campaign," said Khanna, a progressive Democrat from California.

UN expert on Palestine urges sanctions against 'Israel'

Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territory, characterized "Israel’s" attack on the tent camp in Rafah as "further horror."

"This cruelty, along with blatant defiance of the int’l law and system, is unacceptable," she said in a post on X. "The #GazaGenocide‌ will not easily end without external pressure: Israel must face sanctions, justice, suspension of agreements, trade, partnership and investments, as well as participation in int’l forums."

Are you on the right side of history? : Former Scottish minister

Humza Yousaf, the former first minister of Scotland, wrote, "Days after the ICJ orders Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, the Israeli Government bombs displaced people living in tents. Innocent men, women & children were dismembered and burnt alive. Bear witness to the images and ask yourself, are you on the right side of history?"

Canada is failing the people of Gaza: Canadian legislator 

Jagmeet Singh, a Canadian legislator and leader of the New Democratic Party, wrote, "Images of the IDFs airstrike hitting a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah are horrifying. Images so terrible I won’t share them. The world is failing the people of Gaza. Canada is failing the people of Gaza."

Continued attacks on Rafah is ‘in breach of international humanitarian law’: Norway’s FM

The foreign ministers of Spain, Norway, and Ireland—the three countries set to formally recognize Palestine as a state on Tuesday— addressed a gathering at the Spanish embassy in Brussels on Monday.

Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said, "I think all three of us have for months have been saying that we’re worried that the Israeli style of warfare in Gaza has been in breach of international humanitarian law. Now we know".

There are no painkillers for burns, no medications to relieve pain, and there is no hospital in Rafah to treat the victims of this massacre.

The smell of burning flesh fills the place. The people will probably search for the body parts scattered among the tents in the morning, pic.twitter.com/dioos7eYGA

— Emelia 🇸🇪 (@Bernadotte22) May 27, 2024

"We’ve had a compulsory order from the International Court of Justice ordering Israel to stop its attack in Rafa," adding that "It is compulsory. It’s binding, which means that continuing… in Rafah is in material breach of the decision of the highest court of the world."

Ireland’s FM condemns Rafah camp attack

Ireland’s foreign minister condemned last night’s attack on a tent camp in Rafah as "barbaric." "Gaza is a very small enclave, densely populated," he said, emphasizing, "One cannot bomb an area like that without shocking consequences in terms of innocent children and civilians."

"We would urge Israel to stop, to stop now, in terms of the military operation in Rafah."

We have to raise our voice: Spanish FM

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, speaking at a press conference in Spain with his Irish and Norwegian counterparts said, "Yesterday’s bombing [on Rafah] is one more day with innocent Palestinian civilians being killed."

"This stresses what… the three of our three counties have been calling for for a long time.. an immediate ceasefire."

"But the gravity is even larger because it comes after a decision taken by the International Court of Justice that, once again, I want to recall that are binding and compulsory for all parties."

The foreign minister emphasized the importance of not only an immediate ceasefire but also supporting international law and the United Nations.

EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell's statement

"And then there is the, still more important, still more important, is the ruling of the International Court of Justice, which is the core of international justice. In order to act above the national level, it's at the core of the United Nations Charter," EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell said.

Borrell highlighted that there should be respect for the implementation of the Court's decision, which "Israel" did not do. "Israel" proceeded in its attacks after being asked to stop. 

French Officials condemn Rafah massacre

French politicians called on the government to take action following "Israel's" bombing of a displaced people's camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday.

After the strikes, images from the camp rapidly circulated on social media, prompting opposition politicians to voice their outrage on their social media platforms, condemning the actions of the Israeli government.

A former deputy of the French National Assembly, Jean-Luc Melenchon, described the events in Rafah as "horrifying". "The abominable massacre of (people in) tents in the refugee camp in Gaza epitomizes the actions of the war criminals and their leader," said Melenchon.

He called for all possible forms of pressure on "Israel" to halt this "horror," urging France to cease collaboration with the Israeli government, impose an embargo on arms exports, and recognize the Palestinian state. Melenchon accused French President Emmanuel Macron of "doing nothing" regarding the events in the region.

'Burned Palestinian refugees alive'

Thomas Portes, a lawmaker from the opposition Defiant France Party, wrote on X, "This so-called ‘incident’ is the assassination of dozens of civilians, some of whom were burned alive following the fire in the refugee camp tents."

Le monde doit voir ce que fait aujourd’hui Israël.
Son « armée » a brûlé vif des palestiniens réfugiés dans un camp des nations unies à Rafah.
Ce sont des assassins.
Jamais Tsahal ne s’est intéressée aux otages.
Ils ont un seul objectif : éradiquer le peuple palestinien. pic.twitter.com/N4S6K8q7GQ

— Thomas Portes (@Portes_Thomas) May 26, 2024

"Tomorrow, the international community must raise the question of the future of the IDF as a military force," he said.

"The images coming from Rafah are unbearable. They are the result of the cowardice of governments that refuse to act," adding that "Those in France who continue to refuse to sanction Israel and impose an arms embargo tonight have blood on their hands," he emphasized.

Earlier tonight, the Israeli occupation forces carried out another appalling massacre in the displacement refugee camps northwest of #Rafah, killing at least 26 Palestinians and injuring a dozen more. According to #AlMayadeen's correspondent, ongoing search efforts are underway… pic.twitter.com/71XeY2gj0p

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) May 26, 2024

  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Gaza Strip
  • Palestine
  • Thomas Portes
  • Israel
  • United Nations
  • Rafah
  • Ro Khanna
  • France
  • Jean-Luc Melenchon
  • Palestinian authority
  • Amnesty International
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

An Israeli tank explodes following an ambush by al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza, Occupied Palestine, undated (Al-Qassam Military Media)

Al-Qassam strikes Israeli vehicles in Gaza, inflicts casualties

  • Politics
  • 30 Jul 2025
UAE lodges complaint against Israeli ambassador over 'misbehavior'

UAE lodges complaint against Israeli ambassador over 'misbehavior'

  • Politics
  • 1 Aug 2025
Protesters chant anti-Israeli slogans as they carry a banner that reads:" Freedom for Palestine, Alliance stop the war," during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, outside the Israeli embassy, in Athens, Monday, June 9, 2025 (AP)

Athens mayor slams Israeli ambassador over Gaza war, graffiti claim

  • Politics
  • 3 Aug 2025
An explosion seen during an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv, Occupied Palestine, June 13, 2025 (AP)

If Iran is attacked again, geography of response may change: IRGC spox

  • Politics
  • 30 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Israeli soldiers drive on their armored personnel carrier back from inside the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP)
Politics

Full occupation of Gaza on the table despite military's opposition

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the audience at a conference in occupied al-Quds, occupied Palestine, Sunday, July 27, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu blamed for sabotaging Gaza captives deal, say their families

A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, Monday, July 28, 2025 (AP)
Politics

China’s mineral export ban disrupts US defense supply chain

ap
Politics

Aid allowed by 'Israel' covers only 14% of Gaza's needs: Media Office

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS