EU considers sanctions on Israel following 'barbaric' airstrike on refugee camp

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike where displaced people were staying in Rafah on Monday, May 27, 2024. Palestinian health workers said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 35 people in the area. Picture: Jehad Alshrafi/AP

The EU is now considering sanctions against Israel for the first time following a “barbaric” airstrike on a refugee camp in Gaza, which has sparked international condemnation.

At least 45 Palestinians were killed in an attack on a tented camp for displaced Palestinians. The attack, which saw hundreds of Palestinian refugees hospitalised, was later described by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “tragic mishap”.