Air strikes hit refugee camps in Gaza as US approves new weapons sales to Israel

The scene after an Israeli strike in Rafah (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Israeli planes have struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sale to Israel despite persistent international calls for a ceasefire amid mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement.

Residents in the camps of Nuseirat and Bureij reported Israeli strikes overnight and into Saturday.