A horrifying massacre unfolded in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip as dozens were martyred and wounded in an Israeli brutal aggression targeting displaced people’s tents. The death toll has risen to over 40 martyrs and 65 wounded, with the numbers expected to increase as search and rescue efforts continue.
Civil defense forces search for dozens of missing people under the sand following the massacre that committed by Israel in the camps of displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis. pic.twitter.com/kO9NtsZvRP
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) September 10, 2024
Reports from Khan Yunis indicate that the initial statistics suggest even higher casualties, making it one of the worst massacres in the Strip yet. The occupation forces even targeted ambulances attempting to reach the site, hampering rescue efforts.
According to medical sources, at least 40 displaced Palestinian civilians were killed and over 60 others injured in the deadly Israeli massacre last night in al-Mawasi, the area designated as a ‘humanitarian zone’ by the Israeli army. pic.twitter.com/37mFTTRejl
— AlQastal News (@QastalNewsEn) September 10, 2024
The bombs dropped on the tents weighed 2,000 pounds each, causing large-scale destruction and casualties.
#فيديو | مشاهد مروعة للحفرة التي أحدثها الاحتلال عقب قصفه خيام النازحين في “المواصي” بخان يونس. pic.twitter.com/LaXTyrP9mc
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) September 10, 2024
The Civil Defense in Gaza has been working tirelessly to search for missing persons in the debris, recovering bodies and wounded individuals, some with amputated limbs.
6-year-old Eileen Muammar was killed by Israeli airstrikes targeting her family’s tent in al-Mawasi. The attack involved heavy missiles. pic.twitter.com/eENFeubKVL
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 10, 2024
Entire families have gone missing in the massacre, with the occupation’s use of heavy concussion bombs leaving a devastating impact on the community. Israeli warplanes targeted over 20 tents for the displaced in Khan Yunis, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Search operations for victims and missing persons continue at the site of the deadly Israeli massacre in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. pic.twitter.com/LB9gcaEZsg
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 10, 2024
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)