Hamas has condemned the deadly Israeli attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, saying the offensive was a “deepening of genocide” against the people of Palestine.
“The attack by the terrorist enemy army on the city of Rafah is a compounded crime, a deepening of genocide and forced displacement attempts waged against our Palestinian people,” Hamas said in a statement on Monday, reports Press TV.
At least 100 civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed and nearly 230 others wounded in Israel’s extensive air raids and artillery strikes on Rafah on Monday.
Dozens of people are also trapped under the rubble on Rafah.
The resistance group, in the statement, said the “terrorist Netanyahu government and his Nazi army” blatantly disregard the decisions of the International Court of Justice issued two weeks ago, which prescribed urgent measures including stopping any steps that could be considered acts of genocide.
The movement held the US administration of President Joe Biden along with the Tel Aviv regime fully responsible for the massacre in Rafah, saying Washington gave Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu the green light for the strike.
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