An Israeli air attack on a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza has resulted in the deaths of at least 40 people and injuries to 60 others. The camp, al-Mawasi, is a designated humanitarian zone for civilians seeking shelter in the midst of the ongoing conflict in the region. The attack, described as one of the deadliest yet, caused widespread devastation, with rescuers searching through the rubble for survivors and recovering bodies.
The Palestinian Civil Defence reported that entire families were killed in their tents, and Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis received about two dozen bodies following the attack. The Israeli military claimed the strike targeted Hamas forces, but the Palestinian group denied its fighters were in the area. This incident is just one in a series of attacks that have caused vast destruction and forced the displacement of a significant portion of Gaza’s population.
Despite being designated as a humanitarian zone, al-Mawasi has been a frequent target of Israeli strikes. Aid groups have struggled to provide assistance in the area, as hundreds of thousands of people have been pushed into the already crowded camps. The ongoing violence in Gaza has created a dire humanitarian crisis, with civilians bearing the brunt of the conflict’s impact.
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