Netanyahu Says Deadly Israeli Strike in Rafah Was the Result of a ‘Tragic Mistake’

TEL AVIV, Israel—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mistake” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a camp housing displaced Palestinians and, according to local officials, killed at least 45 people. Mr. Netanyahu did not elaborate on the error. Israel’s military initially said it had carried out a precise airstrike on a Hamas compound, killing two senior terrorists. As details of the strike and fire emerged, the military said it had opened an investigation into the deaths of civilians. Sunday night’s attack pushed the overall Palestinian death toll in the war above 36,000, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between terrorists and noncombatants in its tally....