Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children, Palestinian health officials said. One of the children killed in the strikes overnight into Monday was just five days old.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he expects within days, could force much of the Palestinian population to flee the enclave.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has pleaded with the US to stop Israel attacking the Gaza border city of Rafah & saying he expects an assault to begin within days on an area where more than a million people have taken refuge.

Iranian women are being sexually assaulted, tasered and beaten by Tehran&s &morality police& in a fresh crackdown on those flouting the country&s strict dress codes.