JAKARTA - At least eight Palestinians, mostly children, were killed by Israeli missiles. The victims died while taking clean water aid in Gaza on Sunday, July 13.
Local officials said the Israeli airstrike missed the target of causing civilian deaths and dozens of injuries.
The Israeli military argued the missile meant targeting only one Islamist jihad militant in the area, but the malfunction fell tens of meters from the target.
"IDF regrets any losses suffered by civilians who were not involved," he said in a statement, adding that the incident was being reviewed.
An emergency doctor at Al-Awda Hospital, Ahmed Abu Saifan, said the Israeli attack hit a water distribution point in a Palestinian refugee camp in Nuseirat. As a result, six children were killed and 17 others injured.
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The water crisis in Gaza has worsened in recent weeks, with fuel shortages causing desalination and sanitation facilities to close, leaving people dependent on a water aid collection center where they can fill plastic containers to be taken to refugee camps where their families are.
Only hours later, 12 people died as a result of Israeli attacks on a market in Gaza City, including a leading hospital consultant, Ahmad Qandil, Palestinian media reported. However, the Israeli military has so far been reluctant to confirm
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