June 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack | |
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Part of the Rafah offensive of the Israel–Hamas war | |
Location | Al-Mawasi, Rafah, Gaza Strip |
Date | 21 June 2024 |
Target | Al-Mawasi refugee camp |
Attack type | Airstrike, shelling |
Deaths | 25+ civilians killed |
Injured | 50+ civilians injured |
Perpetrator | Israel Defense Forces[1] |
On 21 June 2024, Israeli forces attacked refugee tent camps in al-Mawasi, Gaza Strip just outside an area designated as a humanitarian safe zone. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 25 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the two rounds of bombing.[2] The bombing was the second Israeli bombardment of the al-Mawasi refugee camp in under a month, with an attack on 28 May killing over 21 people and injuring 64 more.[3]