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Rescuers search for bodies after strikes on a tent encampment of displaced Palestinians in Khan Yunis, Gaza Credit: Anadolu At least 40 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on a humanitarian zone housing displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza.
The airstrikes early on Tuesday struck a tent encampment in the area of al-Mawasi, a coastal community just west of Khan Younis, killing and injuring dozens.
The Israeli military described the strike as hitting “significant Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command-and-control centre” and said its forces had used precise munitions, aerial surveillance and other means to avoid civilian casualties.
Footage circulating on social media showed deep craters at the site of the attack, the strewn ruins around it covered in shredded tents, a bicycle and other debris.
Rescue workers remain at the scene, using shovels and their bare hands to dig through the rubble to recover bodies.
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Pictured: First responders dig through rubble to recover bodies The Civil Defense, first responders operating under the Hamas-run government, said it had recovered 40 bodies, adding that entire families had been killed in the strikes as they huddled in tents.
First responders and displaced people were sifting through the sand and rubble with garden tools and their bare hands, using the lights on their mobile phones to help guide them.
The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, one of three hospitals to receive casualties, said around two dozen bodies had been brought in following the attack.
A nine-metre-deep pit was formed due to the attack Credit: Anadolu 5:31AM
Dozens killed and injured in Israeli strikes Israel has struck the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza, killing at least 40 people and injuring 60, authorities said on Tuesday.
The tented encampment is home to many Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war.
The Israeli military said it used “precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional means” to limit civilian casualties.
Search and rescue operations continue Credit: Anadolu 5:22AM
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We will be bringing you the latest from the Middle East after an Israeli airstrike hit a humanitarian area in the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens.
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