Israeli strike on Gaza humanitarian zone kills at least 19, Palestinians say

An Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp in a Gaza humanitarian zone Tuesday killed at least 19 people and injured 60 others, officials in the Palestinian enclave said.

An Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp in a Gaza humanitarian zone Tuesday killed at least 19 people and injured 60 others, officials in the Palestinian enclave said.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said it had confirmed that at least 19 people were killed in the strike, and that the toll may rise as more bodies were recovered. The Civil Defense first responders had earlier said that at least 40 people were killed.

The Israeli military said it targeted “senior” Hamas militants and disputed the death toll.

Images from the site showed craters left by the strike reached meters deep, while videos geolocated by NBC News showed emergency responders sifting through the sand with bare hands and shovels to search for survivors using flashlights.

The overnight strike prompted a frantic rescue effort.Jehad Alshrafi/ / Anadolu via Getty ImagesEntire families were wiped out as the strike hit an area full of displaced Palestinians from all over Gaza, said Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense first responders.

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