Analysis of images confirms an attack on a road identified as safe by the Israeli army that has killed dozens of Palestinian civilians fleeing Gaza
Dozens of people have died in a strike on a civilian convoy fleeing northern Gaza along one of the evacuation routes known to the Israeli army.
Verified footage filmed before the strike showed a truck packed with people in the convoy. More footage from the aftermath of the strike shows people running towards a truck where several bodies including of women and children could be seen. The airstrike, which Hamas has blamed on Israel, occurred on Friday afternoon on Salah-al-Din Road, a supposedly safe route that Palestinians are using to flee northern Gaza. The IDF declined to comment on the specifics of the incident
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