70 Palestinians in convoy fleeing northern Gaza killed by airstrike, Israel denies involvement
An airstrike on a convoy fleeing northern Gaza killed at least 70 people, including children as young as two, according to reports.
An additional 200 people were hurt in the incident, which happened on a safe route along the Salah al-Din Road in Gaza City Friday afternoon.
The road was filled with vehicles as Palestinians tried to flee the enclave before the end of an Israeli deadline to vacate Gaza, according to a report.
The Israeli Defense Forces denied responsibility for the deadly blast, saying there was no indication they were behind it.
The IDF had given more than one million civilians 24 hours to flee to the south of Gaza via two main roads between 10 am and 4 pm Saturday, local time.
BBC Verify confirmed that women and children were among the casualties.
Video released by the Palestinian health ministry shows ambulance crews arriving at the scene of the airstrike.
One ambulance crew came under fire as they were tending to a young girl and a woman inside the ambulance.
Worst attack on Israel in 50 years: How we got here
2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from the Gaza Strip over three decades after winning the territory from Egypt in the Six-Day War.
2006: Terrorist group Hamas wins a Palestinian legislative election.
2007: Hamas seizes control of Gaza in a civil war.
2008: Israel launches military offensive against Gaza after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets into the town of Sderot.
2023: Hamas launches the biggest attack on Israel in 50 years.
Over 1,300 Israelis are dead, more than 3,000 are wounded and at least 100 were taken hostage, with the death toll expected to rise after Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of militants into Israeli towns.
Hamas terrorists were seen taking female hostages and parading them down the street in horrifying videos.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced “We are at war” and vowed Hamas would pay “a price it has never known.”
Gaza health officials report at least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed and more than 6,000 injured.
More than 1,300 Israelis were killed when Hamas terrorists launched a surprise Oct. 7 assault, slaughtering families, shooting 260 attendees of a music festival and murdering 40 babies and children.
So far, more than 2,200 Palestinians have been killed, including 724 children.
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