Israeli army kills 40 Palestinians and wounds more than 60 people in Gaza humanitarian zone

He Israeli army attacked a tent camp designated as a humanitarian zone near Khan Yunis, in southern Loopat least go away 40 dead and over 60 injured“The attack left entire families engulfed under mountains of sand,” the Shehab news agency reported.

Meanwhile, Israel has justified the fighter jet attack by claiming the presence of members of Hamas in the area, a version that the Islamist group has denied through its official channels. “The occupation’s accusations about the presence of resistance fighters are a blatant lie,” Hamas said in a statement on Telegram.

This is not the first time Israel has attacked the humanitarian zone along the coast of southern Gaza. Last July, it carried out one bombings more violent attacks against this space, killing 90 people along the beaches of Mawasi with the aim of ending Mohammed Deif, head of the armed wing of Hamas.

The forces have designated a humanitarian zone that includes the areas of Mawasi and Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, and Deir al Balah, in the center, although they have reduced its perimeter over the months on the assumption that the militias are using it to attack troops.

90% of Gaza’s population – more than two million people – have been displaced by warand the vast majority are crowded into the swarm of tents in the humanitarian zone, where conditions are becoming increasingly difficult due to the lack of water or electricity.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), “more than one million people did not receive food rations in southern and central Gaza in August” due to the reduced flow of humanitarian aid trucks into the enclave.