Israeli airstrikes killed a number of Palestinians and injured others early Tuesday, Palestinian officials said.
In a statement published alongside photos of at least two bodies inside body bags, the Palestinian Civil Defense said it had rescued “several injured individuals from under the rubble of several homes which were bombed by Israeli warplanes tonight in various places” in Rafah.
Eight Palestinians were killed in two attacks on Rafah, although the exact timeframe remains unclear, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
Rafah’s Kuwait hospital said it received 11 dead, according to a post on its Facebook account in the early hours of Tuesday.
The reports come after Israel reiterated its commitment to an offensive in southern Gaza, saying ceasefire terms accepted by Hamas were “far from” meeting its demands.
CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment.
