PHOTOS: Palestinians reeling in aftermath of bombardment in Gaza’s Rafah

Published April 21, 2024
A Palestinian man waits for news of his daughter as rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP
A Palestinian man waits for news of his daughter as rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in Israeli bombardment at Al-Najar hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in Israeli bombardment at Al-Najar hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP

A Palestinian man waits for news of his daughter as rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP
A Palestinian man waits for news of his daughter as rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in Israeli bombardment at Al-Najar hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in Israeli bombardment at Al-Najar hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21. — AFP

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