Israeli occupation forces carried out a deadly airstrike early this morning, killing at least 11 people, including three children, and leaving 12 others injured. The strike targeted a tent sheltering forcibly displaced families in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
In Pictures: The aftermath of Israel’s bombing of displacement tents in the so-called al-Mawasi “safe zone” in southern Gaza overnight, killing at least 11 people.
The victims included three children, three brothers, Mahmoud Salah, the director-general of Gaza’s police force,… pic.twitter.com/ye1iBN9GiC
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 2, 2025
The victims include Major General Mahmoud Salah, the Director General of Gaza’s Police Force in the Ministry of Interior. Concurrently, Israeli forces intensified bombardment across central Gaza, with artillery fire striking the northern al-Nuseirat refugee camp and warships shelling the coastline. Helicopters also launched aerial attacks on the southwestern region of Deir al-Balah.
Family members and friends bid the last farewell to Mahmoud Salah, the director-general of Gaza’s police force, who was killed in an Israeli attack on displacement tents in the so-called “safe zone” of al-Mawasi in southern Gaza overnight.
Also killed in the attack were his… pic.twitter.com/3p6NKXjG4h
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 2, 2025
In Gaza City, Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes while invading units targeted the Safatawi area in the northwest and the Jabalia refugee camp in the north.
This latest escalation has further exacerbated the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where civilian casualties continue to rise amid relentless attacks and the suffocating Israeli blockade. According to the Ministry of Health, the Israeli occupation has killed 45,553 Palestinians and injured 108,379 since October 7, 2023.
Adding to the suffering, heavy rainfall has flooded over 1,542 tents housing forcibly displaced families in camps and shelters across the Gaza Strip. Rescue teams are working to provide assistance and assess the full extent of the damage.
According to the latest toll, 7 civilians were reported killed, including 3 children, and others injured due to an Israeli airstrike targeting a tent of displaced Palestinians in the Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/eIpwUwjTBj
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 2, 2025
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
