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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Hamas health ministry updates death toll from strike on Palestinians in line for food to 20
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An Israeli strike on Gaza City killed 20 Palestinians and wounded 150 who were waiting in line for food aid on Thursday, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says.
The Israeli military says it is looking into the report, but has long stressed that it does not target civilians.
The ministry claims Israeli fire hit a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid at a roundabout in Gaza City.
Health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra says scores were wounded in the attack and that the death toll is likely to rise as dozens of seriously wounded people were brought to the city’s Shifa Hospital.
Israeli troops and tanks pushed into Gaza City shortly after the ground invasion began and have been battling terrorists there for nearly two months. The military says it has largely defeated Hamas in northern Gaza but is still facing pockets of resistance.
The Times of Israel Community.