Israel bombs al-Maghazi refugee camp, killing dozens, Gaza officials say | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Bombing comes days after air raids on Jabalia and Bureij refugee camps that officers say killed greater than 200 individuals.

Israel’s navy has bombed al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, killing greater than 30 individuals, Palestinian officers have mentioned.

The victims of the air raid on Saturday had been taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, the Ministry of Well being within the Hamas-run enclave mentioned in a press release.

Palestinian information company Wafa earlier reported that the bombing killed 51 individuals, principally girls and youngsters.

Al Jazeera couldn’t independently verify the variety of casualties from the bombing, which comes days after air raids on the Jabalia and Bureij refugee camps that Palestinian officers say killed greater than 200 individuals.

Israel’s navy didn’t reply to Al Jazeera’s request for remark.

Nonetheless, a navy spokesperson informed the AFP information company it was investigating whether or not their forces had been working within the space on the time.

The newest assaults got here after the USA on Saturday rejected calls by Arab international locations for a direct ceasefire within the monthlong battle.

At a information convention along with his Jordanian and Egyptian counterparts in Amman, US Secretary of State Blinken mentioned a full ceasefire would “depart Hamas in place to regroup and repeat assaults”.

US President Joe Biden’s administration has as an alternative proposed localised “humanitarian pauses” to facilitate the supply of support into Gaza and efforts to safe the discharge of captives held by Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a short lived cessation within the struggle until it entails the discharge of the greater than 240 Israelis and foreigners believed to have been taken captive by the Palestinian armed group.

Blinken is on Sunday set to proceed his tour of the Center East – his second because the Israel-Hamas struggle started – with a two-day go to to Turkey.

Not less than 9,488 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its marketing campaign to get rid of Hamas, in line with Palestinian officers.

Not less than 1,430 individuals had been killed and greater than 240 others taken hostage throughout Hamas’s shock assault on southern Israel on October 7, in line with Israeli officers.