Palestinians searching through charred remains described a “horrifying” scene of people running to escape the blaze that swept through a tent camp in Rafah, as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern Gaza city on Tuesday despite mounting global condemnation.

Israeli tanks reached the city center for the first time, according to NBC News’ crew on the ground, defying international pressure to halt an offensive that has sent nearly 1 million people fleeing Rafah and left those still…