Netanyahu calls deaths of civilians in Rafah a 'tragic accident'
With growing international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the killing of dozens of people a day earlier at a camp for Palestinian displaced people in Rafah was "a tragic accident," but gave no sign of wanting to slow down the Israeli offensive in the area. southern city of Gaza.The deadly fire that ravaged the camp on Sunday after an airstrike came at a particularly sensitive time for Israel, just days after the International Court of Justice appeared to order the country's army to halt the offensive in Rafah and as diplomats aimed to restart negotiations. for a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.The Israeli military said the target of Sunday's attack in Rafah was a Hamas compound and that "precise munitions" had been used to hi...