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
Al-Mawasi is a narrow strip of coastline at the southernmost end of Gaza, close to the city of Khan Younis. In October, just weeks after the beginning of the war in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces designated al-Mawasi a “humanitarian area” and told residents of Gaza to evacuate there to avoid being caught up in the offensive launched following Hamas’s attacks into southern Israel which killed 1,200, mostly civilians.
The IDF promised “international humanitarian aid will be provided as needed”. On other occasions throughout the conflict, the IDF has told communities in active combat zones to evacuate to Al-Mawasi. There have however been a number of deadly attacks on the camp. In January, a suspected Israeli airstrike hit a residential compound in al-Mawasi hosting medical teams and their families from the International Rescue Committee and Medical Aid for Palestinians, two NGOs working in Gaza.
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