Gaza's Health Ministry reports dozens dead in a refugee camp
Dozens were killed and many more injured in a blast at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip late Saturday night, according to an official at a nearby hospital, CNN reports.
Dr. Khalil Al-Daqran, the head of nursing at the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Hospital in Deir Al-Balah told CNN he had seen at least 33 bodies from what he claimed was an Israeli airstrike.
“One of the houses in the camp was struck. This house was crowded with residents. Its residents were bombed while they were safe in their homes,” Dr. Al-Daqran said.
The Israeli military did not have an immediate comment as to whether it was targeting the area.
Dr. Al-Daqran said many of the victims were women and children and that the death toll would increase as more bodies were being brought to the hospital.
Video taken at the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s hospital showed multiple bodies laid out under white tarpaulin and those of five children.
Al-Maghazi camp resident Jamal Al Aloul said he was sleeping soundly when suddenly “the whole building fell on us.” He said his two children were killed in the collapse. He said he did not know who else had been killed but there were many other people in the building.
