Strikes described as the most severe of conflict so far, with some landing near airport amid foreign evacuation flights; Israeli military says mosque used as Hamas command centreSee all our Middle East crisis coverageThe death toll at the Gaza mosque strike has risen to 18, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.The Israeli air strike on the Shuhada al-Aqsa mosque, near the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, also reportedly injured dozens of people. Eyewitnesses told Reuters the number of casualties could rise as the mosque was being used to house displaced people. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/06/middle-east-crisis-live-heavy-israeli-airstrikes-hit-beirut-as-up-to-18-reported-killed-in-attack-on-gaza-mosque
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Publish date : 2024-10-06 02:47:37
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Middle East crisis live: heavy Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut as up to 18 reported killed in attack on Gaza mosque
