At least 3 killed in Israeli strike on tents of displaced in Gaza hospital courtyard
At least three Palestinians were killed and 40 injured in an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced civilians near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah early Monday. This marks the seventh attack on these tents, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the already besieged Gaza Strip.
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 09:50 | 14 October 2024
- Modified Date: 09:54 | 14 October 2024
At least three Palestinians were killed and 40 injured in an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced civilians in the Gaza Strip early Monday, according to local media.
A fire erupted among the tents in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, located in the central city of Deir al-Balah, as a result of the attack, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
Officials from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told WAFA that many civilians were killed and injured in the Israeli attack, noting that the hospital was filled with wounded.
According to a written statement from the government media office in Gaza, this was the Israeli army's seventh attack targeting the tents of displaced civilians at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
Israeli warplanes bombed the tents of displaced civilians in the hospital compound before on Jan. 10, March 13, July 22, Aug. 4, and Sept. 27.
Images of people trapped in the flames have flooded social media.
Israel has continued a brutal offensive on Gaza following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 last year, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.
More than 42,200 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 98,400 injured, according to local health authorities.
The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the Gaza Strip amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.
Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.
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