Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika Sajdeh on Tuesday shared a story on her Instagram account supporting Palestinians, residing in Gaza.
Instagram users were posting and sharing "All Eyes On Rafah" Instagram posts to show solidarity with the people of Palestine.
Ritika also shared the same post on her Instagram story.The Instagram story has since then been deleted.New Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said Tuesday, as residents reported an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city once seen as the territory's last refuge.An Israeli incursion launched in early May has caused nearly 1 million to flee from Rafah, most of whom had already been displaced in the war between Israel and Hamas.
They now seek refuge in squalid tent camps and other war-ravaged areas.The United States and other close allies of Israel have warned against a full-fledged offensive in the city, with the Biden administration saying that would cross a red line and refusing to provide offensive arms for such an undertaking.
That strike ignited a fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians and killed at least 45 people, according to local health officials, sparking worldwide outrage.
Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika Sajdeh on Tuesday shared a story on her Instagram account supporting Palestinians, residing in Gaza. Instagram users were posting and sharing "All Eyes On Rafah" Instagram posts to show solidarity with the people of Palestine. Ritika also shared the same post on her Instagram story.The Instagram story has since then been deleted.New Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said Tuesday, as residents reported an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city once seen as the territory's last refuge.An Israeli incursion launched in early May has caused nearly 1 million to flee from Rafah, most of whom had already been displaced in the war between Israel and Hamas. They now seek refuge in squalid tent camps and other war-ravaged areas.The United States and other close allies of Israel have warned against a full-fledged offensive in the city, with the Biden administration saying that would cross a red line and refusing to provide offensive arms for such an undertaking. On Friday, the International Court of Justice called on Israel to halt its Rafah offensive, an order it has no power to enforce.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead, saying Israeli forces must enter Rafah to dismantle Hamas and return hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war.The latest strikes occurred in the same area where Israel targeted what it said was a Hamas compound on Sunday night. That strike ignited a fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians and killed at least 45 people, according to local health officials, sparking worldwide outrage.
