Israeli Missile Strike On Gaza Humanitarian Area Kills At Least 40 People, Palestinians Say
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An Israeli strike on an area in the Gaza Strip that's home to Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war has killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others.
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli strike on an area in the Gaza Strip that’s become a refuge for Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war has killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others, authorities said Tuesday.
The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported the toll for the strike, citing medical officials, and suggested the figures could change.
Details about the strike in the Mawasi coastal community just west of Khan Younis, which the Israeli military has designated as a humanitarian zone, remained unclear. The area is home to many Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war in which the Israeli military has devastated the wider Gaza Strip after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The Israeli military described the strike as hitting “significant Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command-and-control center,” without immediately providing additional evidence.
Hamas, in a reported statement, denied that, though Israel long has accused Hamas and other militants of hiding in civilian populations.
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