ISRAELI OCCUPIED GAZA - Four people were killed and at least 70 wounded early on Monday in an Israeli air attack on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians at Al Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza.
Flames engulfed tents in the hospital compound and people were burnt alive, the Wafa news agency reported. The death toll is expected to rise.
The Israeli military said it struck militants operating from a command centre inside the complex and accused militant group Hamas of using civilian facilities such as hospitals for military purposes. Hamas denies the allegations.
Social media video showed tents ablaze as people tried to douse the fires. Bodies lay on the ground as flimsy structures packed tightly together in the walled complex burned.
Tents turned into ashes after Israeli strike on Al Aqsa hospital compound
Tents that housed Palestinians seeking safety from Israeli bombardment were turned to ashes after an Israeli strike on Gaza's Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital compound on Monday morning started fires that killed at least four people and injured 40.
Screams were heard after the attack as people watched the flames burn neighbours to death and engulf the tents and parts of the hospital, which was also a make-shift displacement shelter for Palestinians in central Gaza.
