It will be interesting to seew how much coverage this gets.
11 children killed in Israeli attack on playground in Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp
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At least 11 children were killed in an Israeli strike on central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp on Tuesday, Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud reported. The attack hit a children’s playground near a crowded market and dozens of others were reportedly injured in the attack.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24258389.gaza-children-killed-israeli-strike-playground-leaves-11-dead/AT least 11 people, including children, have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, it has been reported.
The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that the strike hit a playground frequently visited by displaced children.
Most of those killed were children, the news agency reported with several people also wounded in the attack.
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The camp is densely populated and has become even more congested after thousands of families were forced to flee their homes in Gaza’s north after Israel began its assault on the area.
One eyewitness described the situation as a “horrific scene of children torn apart”.
The latest data from Unicef said that one child in Gaza is killed or injured every 10 minutes and further said that at least 70 children are injured every day during the Israeli bombardment.
Since Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed with more than 76,000 injured.
David Cameron visit
Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary has arrived in Israel for talks with the country’s leaders following Iran’s attack over the weekend.
David Cameron is expected to meet with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (below) and other senior figures to discuss the response to the drone and missile barrage launched by Tehran on Saturday night.
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