At least 25 people were killed and 50 others were injured in Israeli attacks on tents for displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, near Rafah, in the south of the coastal enclave, according to the Gaza health ministry, Al Jazeera reported. Additionally, the Palestinian Civil Defence Agency reported further casualties in the al-Shakoush area due to Israeli shelling. Earlier, the Gaza health ministry said Israel’s military killed at least 35 Palestinians over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll from the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas to 37,431.
This was the latest deadly attack in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Israel and Hamas. It comes less than a month after an Israeli bombing triggered a deadly fire that tore through a camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, drawing widespread international outrage — including from some of Israel’s closest allies — over the military’s expanding offensive into Rafah.
Witnesses whose relatives died in one of the bombardments near a Red Cross field hospital north of Rafah told The Associated Press that Israeli forces fired a second volley that killed people who came out of their tents.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said the hospital was flooded with casualties, including 22 dead and 45 wounded, and condemned the firing of “high-caliber projectiles” a few yards from the facility. Hundreds of people live in tents nearby, including many of the hospital staff, the ICRC said.
Israel has previously bombed locations in the vicinity of the “humanitarian zone” in Muwasi, a rural area with no water or sewage systems where displaced Palestinians have built tent camps in recent months.
Israel says it is targeting Hamas fighters and infrastructure and that it tries to minimize civilian deaths. It blames the large number of civilian casualties on militants and says it’s because they operate among the population.
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has entered its ninth month, drawing increasing international criticism for the devastating impact on Gaza’s civilian population. The top United Nations court has raised concerns about a ‘plausible risk of genocide’ in Gaza, a claim vehemently denied by Israel.
Despite the mounting pressure, Israel continues its military campaign, particularly in the city of Rafah, where over a million Palestinians sought refuge. While many have fled, the United Nations warns that no place in Gaza is truly safe. The dire humanitarian situation is exacerbated by the lack of essential resources like food, water, and medical supplies, leaving families stranded in tents and cramped apartments.
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