Children beheaded, killed following Israeli strike on Rafah camp in Gaza: video

Dozens of people were killed in Rafah in southern Gaza late Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on an area where displaced civilians were sheltering in tents. The strike sparked a fire that tore across the camp, local officials said.

Images showed the area engulfed in flames as screaming Palestinians fled for safety, with some video shared on social media showing disturbing images, including severely burned corpses and a man holding what appeared to be the headless body of a small child.

The strike drew condemnation from world leaders just days after the United Nations’ top court ordered Israel to halt its offensive on the southern Gaza city, where more than a million people had sought refuge.

The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 35 people were killed in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, the majority of them women and children. First responders had warned the number of casualties could rise, as many people were trapped in flames that erupted after the bombardment.

And on Monday, the ministry said the death toll had risen to at least 45 people.

Via NBC News