Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp as war enters ninth month

The conflict has killed thousands, laid waste to much of Gaza , uprooted most of its 2.4 million population and put them at risk of starvation.

The Israeli military said its fighter jets killed nine"terrorists" in three classrooms where about 30 militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad were hiding. Israel accuses Hamas and its allies in Gaza of using schools, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure, including UN-run facilities, as operational centres - charges the militants deny.

Fighter jets targeted the Al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah, reports from the city on the border with Egypt said. The war was sparked by the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,194 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli figures.Israel's retaliatory military offensive has killed at least 36,731 people in Gaza, also mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.Israel has faced growing diplomatic isolation, with international court cases accusing it of war crimes and several European countries recognising a Palestinian state.

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