Rafah attacks 'barbaric' as more than 35 people killed by Israeli strikes

The attacks 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 2.3 million population had sought shelter before Israel’s incursion earlier this month

Israeli soldiers Picture: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has described the attacks on Rafah overnight as "barbaric".

At a joint press conference with his Spanish and Norwegian counterparts, Mr Martin condemned both the Hamas rocket attack on Tel Aviv and the "heinous attack" on refugee encampments in Rafah.