At least 40 people including entire families were killed and 60 others wounded, Palestinian officials said, after an Israeli strike on a tent encampment in the designated humanitarian zone known as Mawasi.
The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on an encampment of displaced Palestinians in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, Gaza, Sept. 10, 2024.September 10, 2024 12:50 AM EDT
An Associated Press cameraman saw three large craters at the scene, where first responders and displaced people were sifting through the sand and rubble with garden tools and their bare hands by the light of mobile phones after the predawn strike. Israel says it has tried to avoid harming civilians throughout the 11-month war ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. It blames Hamas for their deaths because the militants often operate in residential areas and are known to position tunnels, rocket launchers and other infrastructure near homes, schools and mosques.
Aid groups have struggled to provide even basic services in Mawasi, and Israel has occasionally struck targets there despite designating it as a humanitarian zone. The main U.N. agency providing aid to Palestinians said the Israeli military stopped a convoy for more than eight hours on Monday, despite it coordinating with the troops.
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