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Head of UN inquiry accuses Israel military of 'extermination'

Head of UN inquiry accuses Israel military of 'extermination' of Palestinians
MENA
8 min read
19 June, 2024
Israel has carried out deadly attacks across the Gaza Strip, with eight people killed in the so-called Al-Mawasi 'safe zone'.

Israeli strikes on the so-called Al-Mawasi "safe zone" in southern Gaza and on a neighbourhood in Gaza City have killed 14 people.

The bombing of tents for displaced people in Al-Mawasi, which was previously designated a safe area, killed eight people and injured dozens of other people, The New Arab's Arabic-language sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. 

One person was killed after an Israeli drone strike on the Oreiba area north of the city of Rafah, The New Arab's Arabic edition Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.

In Gaza City, six people were killed in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood after Israeli bombing. Two others were killed and more injured in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp following an Israeli attack, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.

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