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Al-Mawasi Refugee Camp Attack
On 28 May 2024, Gaza emergency services reported that four tank artillery shells struck a tent city in the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone west of Rafah, hitting a group of tents and killing at least 21 people, at least 12 of whom were women, and injuring 64 people, including 10 in a critical condition. The strike occurred in an area designated as an expanded humanitarian zone by Israel in the wake of the Rafah offensive which has led to the mass displacement of Palestinians, Palestinian civilians to tent cities outside of the city. This attack came two days after a Tel al-Sultan massacre, 26 May attack on a UNRWA refugee camp in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood that killed 45–50 civilians, and four days after a 24 May legally binding order by the International Court of Justice for Israel to immediately stop its Rafah offensive due to the risk to civilians. The Israel Defense Forces denied attacking the area on 28 May. The ''New York Times'' published a video showing the aftermath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mawasi
Al-Mawasi ( ar, المواصي) is a Palestinian Bedouin town on the southern coast of the Gaza Strip, approximately one kilometer wide and fourteen kilometers long, that prior to Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005 existed as a Palestinian enclave within the Katif bloc of Israeli settlements. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS; ar, الجهاز المركزي للإحصاء الفلسطيني) is the official statistical institution of the State of Palestine. Its main task is to provide credible statistical figures ..., al-Mawasi had a population of 1,409 in mid-year 2006. External links UNICEF Brings Critical Supplies to the Isolated Children of Al-MawasiAl-Mawasi, Gaza Strip: Impossible Life in an Isolated Enclave B'Tselem publication Villages in the Gaza Strip Rafah Governorate Bedouins in the State of Palestine Populated coastal places in Palestinian territories Municipaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |