According to the local hospital, the attack took place on Tuesday morning in Shezaiya settlement near Al-Hawasi Mosque
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At least 29 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the eastern part of Gaza City. Various media reported that at least 40 people were injured in the attack. According to the local hospital, the attack took place on Tuesday morning in Shezaiya settlement near Al-Hawasi Mosque.
According to the Hamas-run civil defense agency, the warplanes targeted the area. Rescue workers are still searching for bodies from the wreckage.
The Israeli army said that the "senior Hamas terrorist" who planned the attack was targeted. Israel also claims that special precautions were taken to prevent civilian casualties during the attack and that 'precision weapons' were used.
In addition, the Israeli military has accused Hamas of violating international law by using civilians as human shields. According to eyewitnesses, the place was very crowded. The place was very crowded with tents and displaced people. Several missiles were fired at once, fragments of shrapnel flew everywhere, only dust, destruction and screams could be heard. It really felt like a massacre," said 26-year-old Ayub Salim, who was at the scene, to the AFP news agency.
The Israeli army had already ordered the evacuation of the area, causing thousands of residents of Shejaia to flee their homes.
On Tuesday morning, the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 33 people had been killed in the last 24 hours alone. Various media have said that 1,482 people have been killed so far in the Israeli military attack that resumed on March 18.
In the last three weeks alone, 390,000 people have been displaced. According to the United Nations, two-thirds of the territory of Gaza has now been declared a 'no-go zone' and asked to be evacuated.
Similarly, Israel has stopped the supply of food, medicine and fuel, causing a serious crisis in Gaza. The United Nations has said that it has also increased the humanitarian crisis.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that Gaza is now like a death zone. He also said that the Israeli blockade is a violation of international law.
But the Israeli Foreign Ministry rejected Guterres's statement and said that humanitarian aid to Gaza has not stopped. More than 25,000 aid vehicles have entered Gaza in the 42 days since the ceasefire. But Hamas is using those aid items in its war preparations,” Israel alleged.
The Israeli army launched this attack on October 7, 2023, after Hamas attacked Israel. About 1,200 people were killed in the attack and 251 people were taken hostage.
