Update: Gaza’s Health Ministry revised the death toll for the strike, saying at least 19 were killed and 60 were wounded. The death toll could increase since not all bodies have been recovered.
At least 40 Palestinians were killed, and 60 were injured by Israeli strikes on the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza early Tuesday morning, a Gaza Civil Defense official told AFP.
Israel has designated the camp as a so-called “safe zone,” but it has been repeatedly targeted by the Israeli military throughout the genocidal war. According to Al Jazeera, Gaza’s Civil Defense, which is responsible for emergency and rescue services, said the strike hit 20 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians, and local sources said the Israeli missiles left craters up to nine meters deep.
The Israeli military claimed the strike targeted “significant” members of Hamas but offered no evidence for the claim and has so far not released the names of the people it claims it targeted.
According to Reuters, Gaza’s Civil Defense said the dead included women and children, but they have yet to release a breakdown of the casualties. “Our teams are still moving out martyrs and wounded from the targeted area. It looks like a new Israeli massacre,” an official said.
On Monday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said 16 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli assault in the previous 24-hour period. Also on Monday, Israeli forces detained a UN convoy involved with the ongoing polio vaccination campaign for Gaza’s children.
This article was originally featured at Antiwar.com and is republished with permission.
