A social media post urging attention to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza has garnered over 34 million shares on Instagram within a mere 24 hours, highlighting a renewed online advocacy effort by supporters of the Palestinian cause following a deadly Israeli airstrike.
The image depicts tents in a camp arranged to spell out "All Eyes on Rafah," referencing an area in the southern region of Gaza populated by refugee tent camps, where local authorities reported the loss of at least 45 civilian lives following an Israeli airstrike on Sunday.
The latest Israeli strikes that killed at least 45 Palestinians, including many children, in tents full of displaced people in Gaza's Rafah have drawn widespread condemnation from several countries and human rights groups. The Tal as-Sultan area, a designated "safe zone" in northwest of Rafah city, was hit by at least eight Israeli missiles, Al Jazeera reported quoting witnesses.
Currently home to hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians from all over the Gaza Strip, Rafah came under Israeli ground and air offensive on Sunday, despite widespread international concern over civilian casualties. The attack also left several tents on fire, which then swept through the area, killing more people. A fuel tank explosion, triggered by an Israeli airstrike, was responsible for the fire.
As visuals of charred bodies and those with severe injuries emerged on social media, an image with text, "All Eyes on Rafah", started trending. The campaign, spearheaded by activists and humanitarian groups, aims to draw attention to the southern city of the Gaza Strip, where people have been forced to live in cramped refugee camps with no humanitarian aid.
