Jerusalem CNN —At least 22 people were killed in a strike Saturday that hit a makeshift mosque in a displacement camp in west Gaza City, according to an official at the hospital treating the casualties.
The head of the emergency room of Al-Ahli Hospital, Dr. Amjad Elewa, told CNN that 20 men were killed in the strike on the field mosque in Al Shati camp, and two more men died on Sunday in the hospital from their injuries.
Video of the scene shows bodies lying on what appear to be mats laid out for prayer.
Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of relatives killed during an Israeli strike which hit a makeshift prayer hall at Al Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City on July 13, 2024.
Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty ImagesThe UN Human Rights Office also commented on the incident in its daily briefing on Saturday, saying, “Around 1300 hours, the IDF reportedly struck a makeshift mosque inside Ash Al Shati’ Refugee Camp, west Gaza City.
Persons:
Amjad Elewa, Mahmoud Basal, Omar Al, Ash Al Shati, UN OHCHR, Israel
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Jerusalem CNN, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Gaza’s Civil, Getty, UN Human Rights, IDF, UN
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Jerusalem, Gaza City, Al, Ahli, Al Shati, AFP, Ash, Gaza