Palestinians fear ground invasion after Israeli strikes on Rafah

Overnight bombing on Rafah killed around 100 people, including children, said the health ministry of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

Hamas officials said 14 houses and three mosques were hit.

Fears of an Israeli ground invasion are growing among more than a million Palestinians trapped in the southern Gaza Strip.

The bloodiest ever Gaza war broke out after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7 that resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.

Israel has responded with a relentless offensive in Gaza that the territory's health ministry says has killed at least 28,340 people, mostly women and children.