The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched aerial attacks on Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, killing more than 20 people on Saturday, medical personnel in the region reported. Rafah Mayor Mohammed al-Sufi confirmed the death toll to dpa. The attacks came in the face of repeated warnings by the United States and other countries sympathetic to Israel against military operations in the area. Around half the population of the Gaza Strip is reported to have fled to the city and its environs. The IDF also targeted a vehicle, killing three people, including the head of the Hamas police secre…