More than 60 people were also wounded in the strike, according tothe Gaza Civil Defense, as rescuers raced to recover victims buried under sand and debris.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday evening that it “struck significant Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command-and-control center embedded inside the humanitarian area” in Khan Younis, Gaza.
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said Palestinians in the area were not warned of the strike in advance.
“Ambulance and civil defense crews were mobilized to the site, and there is talk of a large number of killed and wounded,” he said.
Video circulating on social media, and shared by Hamas media outlet Al Aqsa TV, showed Gaza Civil Defense members digging in the sand as they search for missing people.
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