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| Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say | Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say |
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| Dozens of people were also wounded in the strike on a multi-storey building in Gaza City's Shejaiya neighbourhood | Dozens of people were also wounded in the strike on a multi-storey building in Gaza City's Shejaiya neighbourhood |
| At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in the east of Gaza City, a local hospital says. | At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in the east of Gaza City, a local hospital says. |
| The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said warplanes targeted the area near al-Hawashi mosque in the Shejaiya neighbourhood on Tuesday morning. | The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said warplanes targeted the area near al-Hawashi mosque in the Shejaiya neighbourhood on Tuesday morning. |
| It said more than 40 people were wounded and that rescuers were still searching for bodies in the rubble. | It said more than 40 people were wounded and that rescuers were still searching for bodies in the rubble. |
| The Israeli military said it had struck a "senior Hamas terrorist" who was responsible for planning and executing attacks in the area. | The Israeli military said it had struck a "senior Hamas terrorist" who was responsible for planning and executing attacks in the area. |
| Numerous steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of "precision weapons", it added. | Numerous steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of "precision weapons", it added. |
| The military also accused Hamas of violating international law by deliberately using the civilian population as human shields. | The military also accused Hamas of violating international law by deliberately using the civilian population as human shields. |
| Ayub Salim, 26, told AFP news agency that the area around the residential building struck on Tuesday morning had been "overcrowded with tents, displaced people and homes". | |
| He said it was hit by "multiple missiles" and that "shrapnel flew in all directions". | He said it was hit by "multiple missiles" and that "shrapnel flew in all directions". |
| "Dust and massive destruction filled the entire place, we couldn't see anything, just the screams and panic of the people," he said. "It is truly a horrific massacre." | "Dust and massive destruction filled the entire place, we couldn't see anything, just the screams and panic of the people," he said. "It is truly a horrific massacre." |
| Thousands of Shejaiya residents fled last week after the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of the neighbourhood, saying it was operating with force to destroy "terrorist infrastructure" . | Thousands of Shejaiya residents fled last week after the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of the neighbourhood, saying it was operating with force to destroy "terrorist infrastructure" . |
| Earlier on Tuesday, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said at least 33 people had been killed in Israeli attacks over the previous 24 hours. | |
| That brought the reported total of those killed since Israel resumed its air and ground campaign against Hamas on 18 March to 1,482. | |
| Another 390,000 people have been displaced over the past three weeks, with two-thirds of the territory now designated by the Israeli military as "no-go" zones or placed under evacuation orders, according to the UN. | Another 390,000 people have been displaced over the past three weeks, with two-thirds of the territory now designated by the Israeli military as "no-go" zones or placed under evacuation orders, according to the UN. |
| The UN has also warned that supplies of food, medicine and fuel have dried up because Israel has prevented any deliveries of humanitarian aid for a month to put pressure on Hamas. | The UN has also warned that supplies of food, medicine and fuel have dried up because Israel has prevented any deliveries of humanitarian aid for a month to put pressure on Hamas. |
| On Tuesday, Secretary General António Guterres condemned the Israeli blockade, saying it violated international law and had opened "the floodgates of horror". | On Tuesday, Secretary General António Guterres condemned the Israeli blockade, saying it violated international law and had opened "the floodgates of horror". |
| "Gaza is a killing field and civilians are in an endless death loop," he added. | "Gaza is a killing field and civilians are in an endless death loop," he added. |
| The Israeli foreign ministry rejected Guterres' criticism, saying he had "not let the facts get in the way when spreading slander against Israel". | The Israeli foreign ministry rejected Guterres' criticism, saying he had "not let the facts get in the way when spreading slander against Israel". |
| "There is no shortage of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip - over 25,000 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip in the 42 days of the ceasefire. Hamas used this aid to rebuild its war machine," spokesman Oren Marmonstein said. | "There is no shortage of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip - over 25,000 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip in the 42 days of the ceasefire. Hamas used this aid to rebuild its war machine," spokesman Oren Marmonstein said. |
| The heads of six UN humanitarian agencies had earlier described Israel's assertion that there was enough food as "far from reality on the ground". | The heads of six UN humanitarian agencies had earlier described Israel's assertion that there was enough food as "far from reality on the ground". |
| The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage. | The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage. |
| More than 50,840 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's health ministry. | More than 50,840 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's health ministry. |