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The Biden administration said it’s “actively engaging” with the Israeli army after a deadly airstrike on the Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday, May 26. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said at least 45 people were killed, including children, and roughly 250 were injured at a tent camp for displaced Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a “tragic mishap” and told Israeli Parliament the military is investigating what led to the deaths.

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“In Rafah, we already evacuated about one million non-combatant residents,” Netanyahu told Parliament Monday, May 27, “and despite our utmost effort not to harm non-combatants, something, unfortunately, went tragically wrong. We are investigating the incident and will reach conclusions because this is our policy.”

Israeli officials said the attack targeted a Hamas compound and two of the group’s senior officials were killed.

Hamas called the attack a “war crime.” They claim it defied a recent decision by the United Nation’s World Court, which called on Israel to halt its operations in Rafah.

In the U.S., prominent Democrats lambasted the strike. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American serving in Congress, said she believes the deaths were “intentional” and referred to Netanyahu as a “homicidal maniac.” Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez called the attack an “indefensible atrocity.”

In a statement on Monday, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said images coming from Rafah were “heartbreaking.” The spokesperson added Israel does have “a right to go after” Hamas, but needs to make “every precaution possible to protect civilians.”

Earlier this month, President Joe Biden said the U.S. will not supply certain weapons to Israel should the country launch its major offensive on Rafah.

The airstrike was the deadliest incident in Rafah since Israel started its offensive in Rafah earlier this month.

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THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT IS “ACTIVELY ENGAGING” WITH THE ISRAELI ARMY ON WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED DURING AN AIRSTRIKE ON THE GAZA CITY OF RAFAH SUNDAY THAT KILLED DOZENS OF PEOPLE AND INJURED ROUGHLY 250 MORE AT A TENT CAMP FOR DISPLACED PALESTINIANS.

THE HAMAS-RUN GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY SAYING AT LEAST 45 PEOPLE INCLUDING CHILDREN WERE KILLED IN THE STRIKE.

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU CALLING THE KILLINGS “A TRAGIC MISHAP” – TELLING PARLIAMENT ON MONDAY THAT THE MILITARY HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATHS.

“In Rafah we already evacuated about one million non-combatant residents and despite our utmost effort not to harm non-combatants, something unfortunately went tragically wrong. We are investigating the incident and will reach conclusions because this is our policy.”

ISRAEL HAS SAID THE ATTACK TARGETED A HAMAS COMPOUND – KILLING TWO OF THE GROUP’S TOP SENIOR OFFICIALS.

HAMAS OFFICIALS CALLING THE STRIKE A “WAR CRIME” — SAYING ISRAEL IS IN DEFIANCE OF THE RECENT DECISION BY THE UNITED NATION’S WORLD COURT WHICH CALLED ON ISRAEL TO stop ITS OPERATIONS IN RAFAH.

IN A STATEMENT MONDAY — A WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON SAID THE IMAGES COMING FROM RAFAH WERE “HEARTBREAKING.”

THE SPOKESPERSON ADDED THAT ISRAEL DOES HAVE “A RIGHT TO GO AFTER” HAMAS – BUT NEEDS TO MAKE “EVERY PRECAUTION POSSIBLE TO PROTECT CIVILIANS.”