Israeli strike on ‘safe zone’ kills 90 Palestinians
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians and injured 300 others -- the deadliest toll in weeks -- in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza yesterday, the enclave's health ministry said.
Gaza's civil defence agency said the shelling had prevented its teams from reaching victims in the tent city of Al-Mawasi, where tens of thousands have sought refuge.
The targeted site is a designated humanitarian area to which the Israeli army has repeatedly urged Palestinians to head to after issuing evacuation orders from other areas.
Reuters footage showed displaced people, including women and children, fleeing in panic, some holding belongings in their hands.
Many of those wounded in the strike were taken to the nearby Nasser Hospital, which hospital officials said had been overwhelmed and was "no longer able to function" due to the intensity of the Israeli offensive and an acute shortage of medical supplies.
Separately, at least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a prayer hall at a Gaza camp for displaced people in west Gaza City, Palestinian health and civil emergency officials said.

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