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Gaza: 'At least 7 killed' as Israel bombs tents near Rafah

Gaza: 'At least 7 killed' as Israel bombs tents near Rafah
MENA
14 min read
Israel has bombed tents in al-Mawasi, which had previously been designated a 'safe zone', killing at least 7 Palestinians.

The Israeli military has bombed tents housing displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, northwest of Rafah in Gaza, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more, according to the Wafa news agency.

Wafa reports that the tents caught fire after the strike in al-Mawasi, an area previously designated by the Israeli military as a humanitarian zone for civilians displaced by other attacks in Gaza.

Additionally, the Israeli military bombed tents southwest of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, though no casualties have been reported so far, according to Wafa.

Israeli forces also targeted the Saudi neighbourhood west of Rafah in southern Gaza and several homes in al-Mughraqa, north of the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, with no confirmed casualties yet.