Tel al-Sultan camp airstrike

Overview

On 26 May 2024, the Israeli Air Force bombed a displacement camp in Tel al-Sultan, Rafah. The attack, which set the camp on fire, killed between 45 and 50 Palestinians and injured more than 200. Sometimes referred to as the Rafah tent massacre or as the Tent Massacre, it was the deadliest incident of the Rafah offensive.

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Significance

On 26 May 2024, an Israeli Air Force strike hit a displacement camp in the Tel al-Sultan area of Rafah, igniting fires that killed between 45 and 50 Palestinians and injured more than 200. The strike became the deadliest single incident of the Rafah offensive and drew widespread international attention to the conduct of operations in Rafah, where large numbers of displaced civilians had concentrated. Referred to in some reporting as the Rafah tent massacre or the Tent Massacre, the incident intensified scrutiny of Israeli military operations in the area and raised questions about civilian protection during the offensive phase targeting Rafah.