Gaza’s civil defense service said that the civilians killed last night in al‑Mawasi massacre in Khan Yunis were not inside a combat zone, but in a shelter camp designated as a safe area for displaced families.
“The repeated attacks on shelter areas raise serious questions about how many massacres must occur before the international community realizes that what is happening in Gaza cannot be classified as a ‘response to an incident,’ but rather as a direct and systematic targeting of civilians,” spokesman for the civil defense Mahmoud Basal said in a statement on Wednesday.
“What happened in al‑Mawasi area of Khan Yunis cannot be considered an ‘isolated incident,’ but rather forms part of an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe that has persisted for months, with living conditions deteriorating and victims continuing to fall despite the ceasefire agreement,” Basal added.
Last night, the Israeli occupation army deliberately bombed a shelter camp near the Kuwaiti Hospital in al‑Mawasi area of western Khan Yunis, killing at least six civilians and injuring 10 others, some of them in critical condition.
