Gaza authorities claim 21 people were killed in evacuation zone
Emergency services in Gaza said four tank shells struck Al-Mawasi tent encampment. Israel had advised people in Rafah to move to the area for safety. According to medical officials in theThe Israel i military said in a statement: “Contrary to the reports from the last few hours, the IDF did not strike in the Humanitarian Area in Al-Mawasi.”
The Israeli military on Tuesday released the initial findings of an investigation into the strike, which it said indicated that Hamas munitions stored in the area might have caused the blaze. The attack prompted global criticism of Israel, with prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu saying the civilian deaths in the area was a “tragic mistake”.
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