An Israeli airstrike hit a tent camp inside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital compound in Deir el-Balah in central on Sunday.
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An Israeli airstrike hit a tent camp inside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital compound in Deir el-Balah in central on Sunday.
Israel’s military said it targeted a command center operated by the , a militant group and ally of.
“The command center and terrorists were struck precisely, intended on minimizing harm to uninvolved civilians in the area of the hospital,” the military said.
“The Al-Aqsa hospital building was not damaged and its functioning was not affected,” it added.
Thousands of people have been sheltering in tents in the hospital’s courtyard to escape the fighting in Gaza.
Reporters have also used the hospital courtyard as a safe place to work.
A reporter for the AP news agency based in tents nearby filmed the aftermath of the strike and said people including women and children scattered and cried out.
Two people were killed and 15 others wounded in the airstrike.
