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At least 19 individuals have been killed in the Gaza humanitarian zone due to Israeli bombing, according to officials
The Israeli airstrike, which the military said targeted Hamas militants, appeared to use 2,000-pound bombs, which Israel has been criticized for using in heavily populated areas.
Updated 2024-Oct-06 17:34
In the distance, the sea is visible. People are gathered around a large crater in the foreground, with tents immediately behind it.
Israel has instructed fleeing individuals to go to locations it has marked as humanitarian zones such as Al Mawasi even though relief organizations have objected that these areas frequently do not have sufficient shelter water food sanitation or healthcare services.
Israel has reduced the size of those areas forcing Palestinians into smaller spaces. Furthermore the zones have been targeted by airstrikes as Israel vows to target militants wherever they are believed to be.
The United Nations and various rights groups have stated that there is nowhere safe in Gaza. Tor Wennesland the U.Special coordinator for the Middle East peace process criticized Tuesday s attack and urged for an end to the conflict.
He stated that the violence against innocent people needs to cease and this terrible conflict needs to come to an end she said.
Fatoom al Garra a 30 year old widow from Rafah shared that she and her children ran for safety upon hearing the explosions from Tuesday s attack.
She claimed that Israel s advice to find refuge in Al Mawasi was meaningless. What kind of security do they mean? she questioned.
Israeli airstrikes early on Tuesday slammed into a part of the Gaza Strip that Israel had declared a humanitarian zone killing at least 19 people and wounding 60 according to Gazan officials in an area where tens of thousands of Palestinians forced from their homes had sought refuge in tents and makeshift shelters.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the strikes in Al Mawasi a coastal area of southern Gaza that was sparsely populated before the war had targeted three senior Hamas militants who had been involved in the Oct.
7 Hamas led assault on Israel. Gaza’s Health Ministry said that the death toll was likely to rise as rescuers dug frantically through debris and sand for people who were reported missing while ambulances struggled to reach the site.
Health officials in Gaza do not distinguish between civilians and combatants when reporting casualties.
On a separate matter Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken rebuked Israel over the fatal shooting last week of an American activist in the occupied West Bank after the Israeli military acknowledged that one of its soldiers had probably killed her unintentionally.
Israeli security forces need to make some fundamental changes to the way they operate Mr. Blinken said.
ImageRescuers working at the site of the Israeli strikes on a tent camp sheltering displaced people in Al Mawasi.
Credit. Abdullah Al Attar Reuters.
There is no sense of security. Credits for the reporting go to Abu Bakr Bashir Malachy Browne Lauren Leatherby Farnaz Fassihi Anushka Patil Iyad Abuheweila and Adam Rasgon.
Israel has continually claimed that Hamas and other militant organizations hide among civilian population to shield themselves.
The Israeli military stated on Tuesday that it had carried out aerial surveillance before the Al Mawasi strike confirming the presence of militants.
Legal experts argue that Israel must still protect civilians during military operations. During 11 months of war over 40 000 people in Gaza have died due to intense Israeli airstrikes and ground attacks as reported by the Gazan Health Ministry.
The Israeli military has frequently instructed the evacuation of certain areas in Gaza.
