Scores of civilians wounded in Israeli airstrike that targeted residential tower in RafahUK to provide Libya financial funding to deal with illegal migration.

GAZA: Scores of civilians sustained various injuries today in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a residential tower in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. Medical sources reported that occupation fighter jets targeted the Al-Masry residential tower, in the center of Rafah, wounding a number of citizens. Furthermore, Israeli warplanes also carried out intense airstrikes that targeted the eastern and western areas of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, causing injuries among civilians. The occupation aircraft also launched multiple raids on the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, resulting in casualties and severe injuries to several Palestinian citizens. The ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has so far resulted in over 30,800 reported fatalities, most of whom are children and women, with an additional 72,208 documented injuries, according to the Ministry of Health. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA The British Home Office announced yesterday that it would provide financial funding to Libya worth £1,000,000 to deal with illegal migration as part of an agreement. The British BA Media Agency quoted the ministry as saying that the money will support addressing illegal migration in Libya amid record arrivals into Europe from North Africa. According to the British Agency, the Minister for Countering Illegal Migration, Michael Tomlinson, announced the funding package during a visit to Libya earlier this week. The Home Office stated that the money will support the protection of migrants in Libya and help prevent journeys to Europe by tackling the root causes of illegal migration and facilitating the voluntary return of migrants to their home countries. It added that more than 150,000 migrants arrived in Italy by sea last year having crossed the Mediterranean-an all-time record number-with many of these crossings departing from Libya. Source: Libyan News Agency