An Israeli air strike on the densely populated Al-Mawasi region, previously designated as a humanitarian safe zone near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, killed at least 71 people on Saturday, according to health officials in the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave.
Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that the ongoing shelling had prevented its teams from reaching victims in the tent city where tens of thousands have sought refuge.
The strike on the camp for displaced Gazans caused massive damage as fleets of ambulances rushed casualties to the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, the Kuwaiti field hospital in Rafah and other nearby clinics.