Israeli air strike on humanitarian camp in Gaza: what is known about the consequences
Kyiv • UNN
An Israeli airstrike on a humanitarian camp in Gaza killed one person and injured more than 20 others. A Doctors Without Borders clinic was damaged and medical equipment was destroyed.
An Israeli airstrike on a humanitarian camp in southern Gaza killed at least one person and injured more than 20 others. This is reported by the NY Times, UNN reports.
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The Israeli army explained the strike as necessary to destroy the launcher, which, according to them, posed a threat to Israeli civilians. However, the military did not specify what type of weapon was used. At the same time, the Israeli army stated that it had warned civilians in the area to evacuate before the strike.
According to the Palestinian media, several tents were damaged, as well as one of the medical facilities of the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières, located near the site of the explosion. Representatives of the organization stated that their clinic was damaged and medical equipment was destroyed during the strike, which was not warned by the Israeli military.
The international community has expressed concern over the increasing number of attacks on humanitarian zones, which are often used as a refuge for thousands of displaced people.
