Israel bombs Gaza ‘safe-zone’ as Netanyahu vows to intensify war

Israeli forces continue to bomb camps for displaced people, a day after killing at least 54 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledges to intensify the war on Gaza after Hamas rejects an Israeli proposal for a temporary truce. The Palestinian group demands a deal to end the war in exchange for the release of remaining captives.At least 44 killed by Israel in past 24 hours: Gaza ministry
In its latest death toll update, the Gaza Ministry of Health says that in addition to the 44 deaths, there have been 145 injuries in the past 24 hours.

“There are still a number of victims under the rubble and on the streets, and ambulance and civil defence crews cannot reach them”, it said.

“The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 51,201 martyrs and 116,869 wounded since October 7, 2023”, it said, adding that since Israel resumed new offensive on March 18, 1,827 people have been killed and 4,828 injured.

How the al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’ has repeatedly been targeted by Israeli forces
The tent camp at al-Mawasi – on the Gaza coast stretching from near Khan Younis to Deir el-Balah – is one of the most overcrowded areas in a landscape devastated by Israel’s war.

The Israeli-described “safe evacuation zone” has sustained repeated deadly attacks by the military since the war began.

This month, there have been near-daily attacks on tents housing displaced Palestinians in the zone. Here are just a few:

Today, one Palestinian was killed by Israeli artillery shelling in the zone.
On Saturday, an Israeli helicopter attack on tents killed at least five people. A strike later that day killed one Palestinian and wounded two.
On Wednesday, at least 15 people, most of them women and children, were killed in an Israeli strike.
On Tuesday, Israel bombed the camp, killing at least two people and wounding several others.
On April 9, three Palestinians – a girl, a woman and a man – were killed in an Israeli air attack.
On April 6, at least five Palestinians, including a child, were killed in an overnight Israeli attack.
On April 3, Israeli shelling of a tent killed four Palestinians.