
“What is happening at the Maghazi camp is a massacre that is being committed on a crowded residential square,” al-Qidra said.
The Israeli military said it was reviewing the incident.
“Despite the challenges posed by Hamas operating within civilian areas in Gaza, the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) is committed to international law, including taking feasible steps to minimise harm to civilians,” an Israeli army spokesman said in a statement.
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which runs Gaza, issued a statement calling the air strike “a horrific massacre” and said it was “a new war crime.”
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