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Rafah Tent Camp Massacre

Massacre · 2024-05-26 · Current genocide (2023 to present)

2024-05-26
Date
Displacement Camp, Rafah
Location
45
Deaths
200
Injured
Location, thenDisplacement Camp, Rafah
Location, nowDisplacement Camp, Rafah
PerpetratorsIDF

Summary

Israeli airstrike on tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah. Many victims burned alive in their tents. Israel claimed targeting Hamas operatives.

War crimes

Targeting displaced persons
Disproportionate force
Civilian deaths
Use of incendiary weapons

Sources

UN OCHA
Gaza Health Ministry
Human Rights Watch
Video evidence

All documented events