At least 40 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza in Israeli attacks, including a drone strike on people sitting in a cafe in the Almawashi neighborhood in the southern Gaza Strip, previously designated a “safe zone” by the Israeli military. .
Al Jazeera’s Gaza correspondent said late Monday that at least 10 civilians were killed in two missile attacks by Israeli drones on a small tent cafe west of Khan Yunis in the war-torn southern enclave. .
“This is further proof that Israeli claims about ‘evacuation zones’ and ‘safe zones’ are nothing more than false narratives,” Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud said in a report from Deir El Bala in central Gaza. said.
“People go to this coffee shop to connect to the internet, the outside world, or watch a football game on a big screen. A drone fired at least two missiles while there were people in the cafe. . Witnesses said it was full,” Mahmoud said.
“The victims who arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis for treatment were completely injured,” he said, adding that seven people injured in the strike were undergoing surgery.
Earlier, health officials at al-Awda hospital in Nuseyrat, located in central Gaza, said Monday that 20 It was announced that a person had died. And families of evacuees trying to escape.
Witnesses said the tank attack on the refugee camp caught residents by surprise.
“Some people were unable to leave their homes and were stuck inside their homes, pleading to be let out, while others quickly ran away with whatever they could carry,” he said. said Zaik Mohammad, 25, who lives half a mile away. Target area for camping.
Medics say four people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahya, a town in northern Gaza that has been under siege by Israeli forces since early October. Several other people were also killed in the air raid in Gaza City.
Israeli drones also struck Kamal Adwan Hospital near Beit Rahiya, injuring three medical staff, health workers reported.
Al Jazeera’s Tarek Abu Azizm, reporting from Deir El Bala, said the hospital had appealed to international organizations to provide protection in light of the attack.
“Since early this morning, widespread attacks have intensified in the northern Gaza Strip, particularly near the Kamal Adwan Hospital and in the central market of Gaza City,” Azizum said.
“New evacuation orders have been passed and issued by the Israeli military in these areas,” it added.
At least 43,603 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli attacks since the war began last year, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Israeli attacks on the enclave began after a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, that killed an estimated 1,139 people in southern Israel.
“Horrifying and shocking crime”
Arab and Muslim countries on Monday condemned the “terrible and shocking crimes” committed by Israel during the Gaza war at a joint summit of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia.
In a statement, the leaders condemned the Israeli military’s actions in the enclave “in the strongest terms.”
The statement condemned “the crimes of genocide, particularly in the northern Gaza Strip over the past few weeks,” citing torture, executions, disappearances and “ethnic cleansing.”
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also said during the summit that the kingdom “categorically” rejects “genocide against our brotherly Palestinian people.”
He called on the international community to stop Israel’s attacks on Iran in order to respect its sovereignty.
