Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says Israel strike kills 70 in refugee camp

According to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, at least 70 people were killed in an Israeli air attack late Sunday on a number of residences in a refugee camp.

According to the ministry, the strike demolished the dwellings in the Al-Maghazi camp in the middle of Palestinian territory. The toll could not be independently verified by AFP.

“The number of martyrs from the Al-Maghazi massacre has risen to 70 so far,” claimed Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra.

The Israeli army told AFP that it was “checking” the allegation.

Qudra had previously stated that the hit had demolished a “residential block” and that the “toll is likely to rise” due to the big number of people staying there.

In a separate incident, the ministry said 10 members of one family were killed in an Israeli strike on their house in the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza. AFP was unable to verify the toll independently.