The IDF says it is investigating a drone strike it carried out last night in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis that reportedly killed nine children.
According to Palestinian media, the strike hit a home in Khan Younis, killing nine children of the same family, all under the age of 12. The father of the family and one of the children, aged 11, were seriously wounded. The mother, Alaa Najjar, a pediatrician at Nasser Hospital, was on duty at the time of the strike.
In response to the reports, the IDF confirms it carried out a strike in Khan Younis, saying it targeted several suspects identified at a building close to where ground troops were operating.
“The Khan Younis area is a dangerous combat zone which the IDF ordered civilians to evacuate for their safety before the start of the troops’ operation,” the military says, referring to its warning on Monday.
“The claims about harm to uninvolved [civilians] are being looked into,” the IDF adds.
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