At least 35 people died according to Palestinian medics. Israel’s army said it struck a Hamas compound in Rafah killing senior Hamas officials and that the incident is ‘under review’
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The EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said that Israel is pushing ahead with military action in southern Gaza despite a ruling by the International Court of Justice urging the country to immediately halt its push.
Borrell said that the world court ruling must be implemented, ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers’, adding he would also work towards reaching a political decision on the launch of a dedicated EU border assistance mission for the Rafah border crossing.
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