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Dozens killed in Rafah and a deadly weekend in southern Lebanon: Everything you need to know to start your Monday

Here is what happened over the weekend and what to expect today, Monday, May 27.

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday May 27, 2024Note from the Head of L'Orient Today, Olivia Le PoidevinGood morning,We are waking to the news that dozens of people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike at a refugee camp in the north-west of Rafah. The Israeli army said the strike had targeted Hamas militants, while Hamas says the area had been designated by Israel as a humanitarian area. Distressing video footage shows the camp being engulfed by flames. Women and children are said to be among the dead. Hours earlier on Sunday Hamas launched a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv for the first time in months.  The strike on Rafah comes just days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a dramatic ruling, ordering Israel to "immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah". The strike in...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday May 27, 2024Note from the Head of L'Orient Today, Olivia Le PoidevinGood morning,We are waking to the news that dozens of people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike at a refugee camp in the north-west of Rafah. The Israeli army said the strike had targeted Hamas militants, while Hamas says the area had been designated by Israel as a humanitarian area. Distressing video footage shows the camp being engulfed by flames. Women and children are said to be among the dead. Hours earlier on Sunday Hamas launched a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv for the first time in months.  The strike on Rafah comes just days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a dramatic ruling, ordering Israel to "immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah". The strike in...