Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip have continued unabated since last October, with no imminent agreement in sight to end the ongoing tragedy.
Displaced Persons’ Tents Hit
According to medics, an Israeli strike targeted the tents of displaced persons in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, early Tuesday, killing and injuring more than 40 Palestinians.
The Civil Defense in Gaza reported that at least 40 people were killed and 60 injured early Tuesday in air raids targeting a humanitarian area in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military stated that the strike targeted a Hamas command center, according to Agence France-Presse.
Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza, reported that entire families disappeared in the Mawasi Khan Younis massacre among deep sand pits. “Al Arabiya/Al Hadath” correspondent, citing the Director of Supply at the Civil Defense, Mohammed Al-Maghir, said that medical teams were still transferring victims and injured to nearby hospitals following the Israeli airstrikes on the displaced persons’ tents in the Mawasi area.
He added that the bombing which targeted the displaced persons’ tents in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis left craters nine meters deep.
Following this, Israeli Air Force jets, directed by the Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) and Southern Command, attacked several targets they claimed belonged to Hamas operating inside a command complex in a humanitarian area in Khan Younis, according to their statement.
From Khan Younis
The “France Presse” correspondent saw ambulances rushing to transport the victims, including the dead and wounded. However, Hamas completely denied the matter, emphasizing that none of its members were present in the targeted area.
The War Continues
This comes as Israeli military operations in the besieged Gaza Strip continue for months with no signs of a forthcoming breakthrough. Several rounds of negotiations held over the past months, sponsored by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar, have failed to bring the sides to an agreement.
Negotiators increasingly believe that there is no real intention to resolve the conflict and cease fire between Israel and Hamas alike. Recently, Israel stalled more than nine months of negotiations with new demands, including insisting on military control over the Philadelphia Corridor (Salah al-Din Axis) between southern Gaza and the Egyptian border.
Just days ago, Hamas made a new request, described by a U.S. official as “poison in honey,” stating that Palestinian prisoners should be released in exchange for Israeli civilians held in Gaza since October 7. Approximately 100 Israeli prisoners are still inside the devastated Palestinian territory, including about 64 alive, according to Israeli military estimates, while some U.S. officials estimate only about 32 are still alive.
