Children killed by Israeli strike while getting water in area Palestinians were told to go

Israel directed the Palestinians to a safe area, promising access to water and food for a population left hungry and thirsty by its military assault.

The same day, bloody children lay next to the water jugs near a fountain. Others have extended to civilians in a neighboring hospital, their families moan.

Palestinian health authorities said at least 13 People were killed, including seven children, in an Israeli strike on Tuesday when they were trying to collect drinking water in Al -Mawasi – the part of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said to the Palestinians to go.

The video shared with NBC News showed two young girls Little side by side while their loved ones groaned and wrapped their arms around them, touching their faces one last time.

Nearby, four young boys were lying lifeless on the ground, their faces splashed with blood while a crimson red pool was formed around one of their heads. The cries sounded around them while more and more children were emergency transport to Nasser hospital, in the south of Khan Younis in Gaza, shouting and covered with blood.

In a separate video captured by a witness and shared with NBC News, several people, including children, are bloodied by water jugs near a fountain while others rush to help them. At least one of the victims seen dead in the video can also be seen during the realization of the Nasser hospital in the later video verified by NBC News.

The children “worked for the most fundamental right – water – to be killed in the composure,” said Dr. Munir Al -Bursh, director general of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. He said Tuesday’s strike took place in the Al-Mawasi attar region.

He first declared that five children had been killed, but Dr Mohammad Saqr, director of nursing at Nasser hospital, told NBC News on Wednesday that 13 people had been killed, including seven children.

The murderous attack in a zone considered as a humanitarian area took place while Israel began to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists to launch an extended aggression on Gaza City, forcing thousands of people to flee south.

The Israeli army initially declared Tuesday at NBC News that it had no trace of strikes in the Al-Mawasi region that day. Asked an update on Wednesday, the Israeli defense forces declared that a strike targeting a “key member” of Hamas had been carried out in the west of Khan Younis but had not provided more details. He said he was aware of victim reports following the strike, adding that the incident was being examined.

The incident took place in the hours following a declaration by the spokesperson for the Arab language of the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, telling the Palestinians in Gaza that “improved services” were provided in Al-Mawasi “, emphasizing access to medical care, water and food.”

He said the Israeli army made the recall before its imminent assault on Gaza City in the north of the enclave.

Satellite imagery has shown an increase in the accumulation of tents in the Al-Mawasi region in recent months, with more tents that seem to appear in recent days.

Hamas condemned Tuesday’s deadly incident in a statement as it called for international intervention.

Israel said Gaza City is a bastion of Hamas.

Israel, an American ally, faced an increasing international indignation in the face of its assault in Gaza, where a disastrous hunger crisis continues under its restrictions on offensive and paralyzing aid.

The world’s leading world body said famine in the enclave for the first time last month. Israeli had denied information in growing famine in Gaza.

The United Nations also accused Israel of using “thirst as a weapon” and deliberately retain access to drinking water.

Israel forbidden foreign journalists from entering Gaza since its offensive in the enclave began on October 7, 2023, with the exception of occasional chapered visits by the IDF.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that at least six people died after malnutrition In the space of 24 hours, including a child, bearing the total number of deaths due to famine at 367, including 131 children.

Israel launched its offensive in Gaza following the attacks led by Hamas in 2023, when 1,200 people were killed and around 250 were taken hostage, marking a major escalation in a decades conflict.

Since then, Palestinian health officials have said that more than 63,000 people have been killed in Gaza, including thousands of children, while a large part of the enclave has been reduced to rubble.

The Association of Brief Genocide scholars has adopted a resolution this week saying that the legal criteria had been met to establish that Israel commits a genocide in Gaza. Israel has denied the allegations of genocide, especially in a case in progress at the UN Court.