The Hamas-controlled health ministry in Gaza says more than 30 people were killed in an Israeli bombing of the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza late on Saturday, Agence France-Presse reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMore than 30 [dead] arrived at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the massacre committed by the occupation in al-Maghazi camp in the central\u00a0Gaza Strip,\u201d a health ministry spokesperson, Ashraf Al-Qudra, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Palestinian news agency Wafa earlier said 51 Palestinians had been killed and scores wounded in the bombardment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hamas said in a statement posted on Telegram that Israel had \u201cdirectly\u201d bombed citizens\u2019 homes, adding that most of the dead were women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAn Israeli air strike targeted my neighbours\u2019 house in al-Maghazi camp, my house next door partially collapsed,\u201d said Mohammed Alaloul, 37, a journalist working for the Turkish Anadolu Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alaloul told AFP his 13-year-old son, Ahmed, and his four-year-old son, Qais, were killed in the attack, along with his brother. His wife, mother and two other children were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Israeli military spokesperson said it was looking into whether the Israel Defence Forces had been operating in the area at the time of the bombing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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