'22 killed' in Israeli air strike on tents in Rafah

Footage from the scene showed heavy destruction and flames.

Israeli soldiers drive a tank in a staging area near the Gaza border (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Palestinian medics said an Israeli air strike killed at least 22 people when it hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and “numerous” others were trapped in the debris.

The strike came two days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to end its military offensive in Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population had sought shelter before Israel’s recent incursion.