At least 4 killed in Israeli strike on tents of displaced people in Gaza hospital courtyard
Fire erupts in tents in courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which medical sources say was flooded with wounded
ISTANBUL
At least four Palestinians were killed and 40 others injured in an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced civilians in the Gaza Strip early Monday, according to local media.
A fire erupted in the tents in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, located in the central city of Deir al-Balah, as a result of the attack, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
At least 3 Palestinians were killed and 40 injured in an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced civilians in the Gaza Strip https://t.co/5IyTcwrk5u pic.twitter.com/26onw7Focd
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Officials from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told WAFA that many civilians were killed and injured in the Israeli attack, noting that the hospital was filled with wounded.
According to a statement from the government media office in Gaza, this was the Israeli army's seventh attack targeting the tents of displaced civilians at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
🔥 Civilians are burning alive after a fire erupted in tents at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which was flooded with wounded following an Israeli attack
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➡️ Many were killed and injured as Israel continues targeting civilians in Gaza https://t.co/5IyTcwrk5u pic.twitter.com/NxsLcAYYHY
Earlier, Israeli warplanes bombed the tents of displaced civilians in the hospital compound on Jan. 10, March 13, July 22, Aug. 4, and Sept. 27.
Images of people trapped in the flames have flooded social media.
Israel has continued a brutal offensive on Gaza following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 last year, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.
🚨 A fire broke out in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, where many people were sheltering, after Israeli attacks
➡️ Several people were tragically burned to death, and many others sustained serious injuries
➡️ The death toll has risen to 4, according to medical sources pic.twitter.com/drNZTJcJEe
More than 42,200 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 98,400 injured, according to local health authorities.
The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the Gaza Strip amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.
Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.
*Writing by Alperen Aktas from Istanbul
