Israel escalate attacks on displacement tents in Gaza City

Israel launched another night of deadly bombardment on Gaza City on Thursday, with strikes targeting tents sheltering internally displaced Palestinians, killing several children and wounding others.

As of 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT), at least 50 Palestinians had been killed, according to health officials.

One of the strikes hit a makeshift camp in the al-Nasr neighbourhood, west of Gaza City, setting several tents ablaze.

It is the latest in a wave of escalating attacks on camps housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, which has come under intensified Israeli bombardment in recent days amid reported plans to occupy the city and forcibly displace its Palestinian population.

Recent assaults have included armed quadcopters dropping incendiary bombs on makeshift shelters late at night, sparking fires and widespread panic.

According to Dr Muneer Alboursh, director general of the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza, at least 1,100 Palestinians have been killed and 6,000 wounded in Gaza City over the past 20 days since the intensified bombing campaign began.

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