At least 40 people were killed and 60 others wounded during an Israeli attack on the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Al-Aqsa TV reported on its Telegram channel.
“40 dead and 60 injured as a result of the massacre on the outskirts of Khan Yunis” – says the message.
According to Al-Aqsa, Israeli aircraft attacked tents near the Osman bin Affan mosque. According to eyewitnesses, at least five rocket attacks were carried out. As a result, a fire broke out, people’s bodies and tents were covered in sand, and many disappeared under the rubble.
The Israeli military said that “some time ago” the country’s air force “attacked a significant number of Hamas terrorists operating in a command and control center located in the Khan Yunis Humanitarian Zone.” They stressed that prior to the attack, the Israeli side took measures “to reduce the risk of harm to civilians.”
On September 8, the Israeli army launched an attack on the Gaza Strip, killing Hamas’ deputy civil defense chief in the northern part of the strip. Mohamed Morsias well as members of his family. The Jabaliya camp in northern Gaza was attacked and Morsi’s house was bombed.
