Israel’s military said in a statement that it ‘struck significant Hamas terrorists’, with residents of the tent encampment at Al-Mawasi saying it was hit by at least four missiles
Picture from the site of the attack are beginning to come in. They show a huge search and rescue effort taking place in the dark. It is now just before 4am in Gaza.
Search and rescue teams have told local media that they have been struggling to reach victims who might have been buried.
The Reuters news agency has quoted local residents of Al-Mawasi as saying that ambulances were racing back and forth from the area hit in the attack, to a nearby hospital, while Israeli jets could still be heard overhead.IDF says steps taken ‘to reduce the chance of harming civilians’
In a statement online, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said fighter jets attacked “terrorists of the terrorist organization Hamas who were operating in a command and control complex disguised in the humanitarian area in Khan Younis.”
Before the attack, many steps were taken to reduce the chance of harming civilians, including the use of precision weaponry, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence information.”
מטוסי קרב של חיל האוויר תקפו לפני זמן קצר, בהכוונת שב״כ, אמ”ן ופיקוד הדרום, מחבלים מרכזיים של ארגון הטרור חמאס שפעלו במתחם פיקוד ושליטה שהוסווה במרחב ההומניטרי בחאן יונס.
המחבלים קידמו והוציאו לפועל מתווי טרור לעבר כוחות צה״ל ואזרחי מדינת ישראל>>— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) September 9, 2024Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone reportedly hit by four missiles
Residents and medics at the tent encampment in the Al-Mawasi area, which is designated as a humanitarian zone, have said it was struck by at least four missiles.
