UN chief condemns Israeli strike in Rafah, says 'horror must stop'

New York [US]: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the Israeli strike in Rafah, saying that the attack "killed scores of innocent civilians who were only seeking shelter from this deadly conflict."

He stated that "horror must stop" and added that there is no safe place in Gaza. In a post on X, Guterres stated, "I condemn Israel's actions which killed scores of innocent civilians who were only seeking shelter from this deadly conflict. There is no safe place in Gaza. This horror must stop."

At least 45 people were killed and 200 others were injured after the Israeli strike hit a camp for displaced people, CNN reported, according to the government media office in Gaza.

Shortly after the attack, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that two senior Hamas officials had been killed after targeting a Hamas compound.

The Israeli attack followed Hamas' first rocket attack on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in months.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, voiced his horror at the further loss of civilian lives in Gaza. He stated that Israel's strikes on Sunday demonstrated there is no safe place.

In a news release on Monday, he said, "The images from the camp are horrific and point to no apparent change in the methods and means of warfare used by Israel that have already led to so many civilian deaths."

"Sunday's strike underscores once again that there is no safe place in Gaza," he added.

(ANI)