“More than 30 (dead) were brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Deir al-Bala during the massacres carried out by the occupiers in al-Magazi camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip,” Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said in a statement.
Hamas said on Telegram that Israel had targeted civilian homes in the attack, adding that most of the dead were women and children.
“The Israeli airstrike targeted my neighbors’ house in al-Magazi camp, and my house next door partially collapsed,” said Mohammed Alalul, a 37-year-old journalist who works for Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency.
He told the AFP news agency that two of his children, his thirteen-year-old son Ahmed and four-year-old Qais, were killed in the attack. Mr. Alalula added that his wife, mother and two other children were also injured in the incident.
An Israeli military spokesman said it was investigating whether Israel Defense Forces were active in the settlement at the time of the explosion.
On October 7, Hamas militants stormed the border and killed at least 1,400, according to Israeli officials. people, mostly civilians, and took at least 240 hostages.
Following this attack, Israel launched a relentless bombing campaign against the Hamas-controlled enclave, during which, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, more than 9,400 people were killed in the area. people, mostly civilians.
Israel’s army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, visited troops in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after they completely encircled Gaza City, north of al-Magazi refugee camp.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Joav Galant) stated that Israeli forces are engaged in intense fighting in the Palestinian enclave. On it, the country’s forces “are operating from the south and north (of Gaza City) and have entered the populated areas.”
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2024-10-04 14:57:25
