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‘All Eyes on Rafah’ trending on social media – check out celebrities’ and global leaders’ reactions
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On May 26, Israeli air forces launched an airstrike that killed at least 45 people in a tented area in Rafah, Gaza. The incident triggered outrage across the globe as it came despite an order by the UN’s top court asking Israel to “immediately halt” its military offensive.
Netizens have been uploading scores of posts condemning Israel’s attack on Rafah. The phrase ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ has been trending on social media. On Instagram alone, an AI-generated image depicting the situation has been shared more than 33 million times.
Several celebrities have shared Instagram stories and posts on X, raising concerns over the Israeli bombing of the designated safe zone in Rafah. The hashtag #AllEyesOnRafah has already attracted more than 195,000 posts and millions of views on TikTok.
Netanyahu: “Tragic mistake” had been made
Media reports suggest Israel has been conducting military operations in Rafah for the past couple of weeks, stressing that entering the territory and launching an attack is necessary in order to fulfill its mission of defeating Hamas militants.
Israel’s top military prosecutor has described the Rafah camp strike as “very grave” and said an investigation will be conducted. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted in an address to the Israeli parliament that a “tragic mistake” had been made.
The brutal Israel-Hamas fighting has been raging on since October 7, as Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israeli cities and killed some 1,200 people. The Israeli military’s retaliatory strikes, on the other hand, have already claimed at least 36,000 lives.
Reactions from celebrities and global leaders:
UAE condemns Israeli violations in Gaza Strip and targeting of refugee tents in Rafahhttps://t.co/7LpAvjoV1v
— MoFA وزارة الخارجية (@mofauae) May 27, 2024
Statement| Qatar Strongly Condemns Israeli Occupation Bombing of Displacement Camp in Rafah#MOFAQatar pic.twitter.com/Gp1PkcID5b
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) May 27, 2024
#AllEyesOnRafah pic.twitter.com/jn7XlYOSky
— Travis Head 🇦🇺 (@ImTravisHead) May 28, 2024
Outraged by the Israeli strikes that have killed many displaced persons in Rafah.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 27, 2024
These operations must stop. There are no safe areas in Rafah for Palestinian civilians.
I call for full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire.
Bugüne kadar 36 binden fazla Filistinli kardeşimizi şehit eden soykırımcı caniler, dün de güvenli bölge ilan ettikleri Refah’ta bulunan bir mülteci kampındaki sivillerin üzerine füze ve bomba yağdırmıştır.…
— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) May 27, 2024
There is no such thing as a safe place in #Gaza.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) May 27, 2024
Nowhere and nobody is safe. Every day that goes by, more civilians die and families are forced to live in increasingly unspeakable conditions.
The #GazaStrip has become hell on earth. The only remaining hope is a #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/IJRyrJZVb3
We are horrified by strikes that killed Palestinian civilians in Rafah.
— Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) May 27, 2024
Canada does not support an Israeli military operation in Rafah.
This level of human suffering must come to an end.
We demand an immediate ceasefire.
#Statement | Saudi Arabia condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the continuous genocidal massacres committed by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people without deterrence by continuing to target the tents of defenseless Palestinian refugees in Rafah. pic.twitter.com/p7AsUAwRQ9
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) May 28, 2024
مجلس حكماء المسلمين يُدين بشدة استهداف الاحتلال الإسرائيلي خيام النَّازحين في مدينة رفح
— مجلس حكماء المسلمين (@MuslimElders) May 27, 2024
يُدينُ مجلس حكماء المسلمين برئاسة فضيلة الإمام الأكبر أ. د. أحمد الطيب شيخ الأزهر الشريف استهداف الاحتلال الإسرائيلي مخيمات النازحين الفلسطينيين في مدينة رفح جنوب قطاع غزة، ممَّا أسفر عن عشرات… pic.twitter.com/tB7RCQXzUg
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