An explosion overnight in a densely populated refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip destroyed several buildings and appeared to have killed and wounded many people, photos and videos from the scene on Sunday showed.
The Gazan Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike had hit the Al Maghazi camp, killing at least 47 people and wounding dozens of others.
It warned that the toll was expected to rise, saying that many bodies remained buried under the rubble.
A spokesperson for the Israeli military said it was looking into reports of the strike.
Israel hit a neighborhood with a similar refugee camp last week in a strike that Hamas, the armed group that controls Gaza, and local doctors said had killed or wounded hundreds of people.
Persons:
Al Maghazi, Israel, Mohammed al
Organizations:
Gazan Health Ministry, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, The New York Times, Hamas, Anadolu Agency
Locations:
Gaza, Al, Aqsa, Israel, Turkish