Israeli forces again attacked Al-Mawasi camp, declared safe in Palestine, as a result of which 40 Palestinians were martyred and 60 were injured.
According to the foreign news agency ‘AFP’, the Civil Defense Agency of Gaza said that the attack was carried out on al-Mawasi in the central southern city of Khan Yunis, which the Israeli army declared a safe zone at the beginning of the attacks on Gaza. Thousands of displaced Palestinians took shelter.
Israel also struck the same area in July, claiming to have killed Hamas military chief Mohammed Zaif, while Gaza health officials said more than 90 people were killed in the attack.
Gaza civil defense official Mohammad al-Maghair told AFP that 40 martyrs and 60 wounded were transferred to nearby hospitals after the overnight attack.
Mohammad Al-Maghair further said that our staff members are still busy searching for 15 missing persons in Khan Yunis’ Al-Mawasi.
Civil Defense spokesman Mehmood Bassil said in a statement that the people taking refuge in the camp had not been warned of the attack, citing the current situation of lack of equipment and supplies hampering rescue operations. .
According to Mehmood Basil, more than 20 to 40 tents have been completely destroyed, with ‘three deep craters’ left after the attack.
The Civil Defense spokesman said on the recent attack that entire families were buried under the sand.
The Zionist state has repeatedly accused Hamas of using civilians as human shields during Israeli attacks, but Hamas has flatly denied the accusation.
The AFP report cites Israeli figures, which claim that 1,250 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed in Hamas resistance on October 7. It was also claimed that he died in custody.
On the other hand, according to the Ministry of Health of the Hamas-controlled area, Israel has killed at least 40,988 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in violation of war crimes.
According to the United Nations Human Rights, the majority of martyrs are women and children.
The vast majority of Gaza’s population of 2.4 million have been displaced at least once during the year-long war, the United Nations said.
The US, Qatar, and Egypt are trying to broker a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, but talks have stalled.
