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The Israeli military said it was looking into reports about the deaths at a school-turned-shelter, which came as Israel was intensifying its offensive in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages.
In pressing forward with its assault on the territory, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages. But other objectives have emerged.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that nearly all of the 15 bodies recovered had gunshot wounds.
A top official said “large areas” of the enclave would be seized, suggesting that Israel intended to hold on to more territory.
Anxious residents rushed to obtain bags of flour as the United Nations warned that Israeli restrictions on aid deliveries were deepening the humanitarian crisis.
The Abu Teirs thought the Israel-Hamas cease-fire might mean they could start to rebuild their lives. But a new round of Israeli airstrikes dashed those dreams.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had seized a corridor of land would could split one of Gaza’s largest city’s from the rest of the enclave.
The United Nations said Israeli forces killed the people as they were trying to aid injured civilians, then buried them in a mass grave. Israel said nine of the 15 dead were Palestinian militants.
Gazans were seen fleeing Rafah on Monday after the Israeli military issued a wide evacuation order for the southern Gaza Strip.
The order, which came during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, included Rafah and parts of neighboring Khan Younis.