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The June 2024 northern Gaza City airstrikes or Al-Shati and Tuffah dual airstrikes took place on 22 June 2024, when two airstrikes conducted by the Israeli Defense Forces occurred at roughly the same time in northern districts of Gaza City, striking the al-Shati refugee camp and the Tuffah district, killing at least 43 people and wounding dozens more.
The al-Shati camp was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. [4] [5] As of 2023, it was one of the most densely populated places in the world with a population of over 90,000 refugees in an area of only 0.52 km 2.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. Siege of North Gaza, Refugee camp airstrikes in the Israel–Hamas war. At least twelve Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school used to shelter displaced people in the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
According to a recording released by an IDF spokesperson, between two residents of the Al-Shati, Hamas prevented civilians from leaving the area in order to use them as human shields. [10] On 19 October 2024, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 73 people at the Asmaa School, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. [11]
Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled by Zionist militias from the cities of Jaffa, Lod, and Beersheba as well as surrounding villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In 1971, Israeli authorities demolished over 2,000 shelters for the purpose of widening the roads for security reasons.
Ahmed Yassin mosque at Al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza City was destroyed on 9 October 2023. [27] Al Amin Muhammad Mosque at Khan Yunis was destroyed on 20 October 2023. [28] Al-Gharbi mosque at Gaza City was destroyed on 9 October 2023. [27] The Saad bin Abi Waqqas Mosque [29] Jaffa Mosque in Deir al-Balah was Destroyed in December 2023 [30] [31]
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Video verified by Al Jazeera English showed recordings of "the sounds of children crying" seeming to come from an Israeli quadcopter plane, with residents stating it was an attempt to "lure civilians and kill them". [156] On 21 April 2024, seven civilians were reported killed by an Israeli air raid. [157]