By WAFAA SHURAFA
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian well being official stated Wednesday that no less than 21 folks had been killed by an Israeli strike on a camp housing displaced folks in Gaza.
Atif Al-Hout, the director of Nasser Hospital within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis stated 28 folks had been wounded.
The Israeli army stated its plane struck senior Hamas fighters “involved in terrorist activities” within the space. The army stated that the strike had set off secondary explosions, indicating explosives current within the space had been set off. It was not attainable to independently affirm the Israeli claims, and the strike might even have ignited gasoline, cooking fuel canisters or different supplies within the camp.
Hamas has been designated as a terrorist group by the USA, Canada and the European Union.
The strike within the Muwasi space, a sprawling coastal camp housing a whole bunch of hundreds of displaced folks, close to the southern metropolis of Khan Younis, got here after Israeli forces struck targets in different areas of the Palestinian enclave. Earlier strikes on central Gaza killed eight folks, together with 4 youngsters.
Israel’s struggle in Gaza started when Hamas-led terrorists attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 folks, largely civilians, and abducting round 250 folks. Some 100 hostages are nonetheless inside Gaza, no less than a 3rd of whom are believed to be lifeless.
Israel’s offensive has killed over 44,500 Palestinians in Gaza, largely girls and kids, in line with the Gaza Well being Ministry, which doesn’t say what number of had been combatants. The Israeli army says it has killed over 17,000 fighters, with out offering proof.
Israel says it tries to keep away from harming civilians and blames Hamas for his or her deaths as a result of the fighters usually function in residential areas and are identified to place tunnels, rocket launchers and different infrastructure close to properties, faculties and mosques.
