Gaza’s civil defense agency said on Saturday that an Israeli strike overnight on Khan Yunis Refugee Camp killed at least 11 people, including three babies up to a year old.
Civil Defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal reported 11 killed “After the bombing of Al-Bayram Family Home in Khan Yunis camp” in southern Gaza around 10 pm. 03.00 (0000 GMT).
Bassal told AFP that eight of the dead had been identified and were all from the same big family, including a boy and girl, both a year old and a month old baby.
A spokesman for the Israeli army confirmed the strike to AFP and said the attack targeted a “terrorist Hamas member” without giving further details.
On stage, rescue workers and residents sought through the rubble with their mere hands and illuminated the destruction with handheld torches.
A rescuer wore the lifeless body of an infant from the wreck, showed recordings of an AFP journalist.
Fayka Abu Hatab, resident of a nearby building, said she “saw a bright light, then there was an explosion and dust covered the whole area”.
“We couldn’t see anything, it all got dark,” Abu Hatab said.
“All our windows were destroyed, our rooms were destroyed, the neighbor’s house was destroyed,” she added.
Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a two-month ceasefire in his war against Hamas.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said Saturday that at least 2,396 people have been killed since Israel resumed his campaign in Gaza, which brought the total death toll since the war broke out to 52,495.
On Friday, the Civil Defense Agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people across the war-jagged territory, which has been under a total Israeli blockade since March 2.
Israel stopped helpless delivery to Gaza and said Hamas had redirected supplies. Israel says the blockade is intended to pressure warriors to release hostages held in Palestinian territory.
The UN agencies have called on Israel to lift restrictions and said the Gazans experienced a humanitarian disaster and warned of famine.
