An Israeli offensive targeted tents of displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza city of Deir Al-Balah on Tuesday, killing two people, doctors said.
Video obtained by Reuters shows firefighters battling the blaze in at least one of the tents and what looked like cans of canned food among the rubble.
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The attack on the tents came as the Israeli army said on Tuesday (12) that it had delivered hundreds of food packages to isolated areas of northern Gaza.
Later Tuesday, US President Joe Biden’s administration concluded that Israel is not impeding assistance to Gaza and is therefore not violating US law, the State Department said.
The statement comes even after Washington recognized that the humanitarian situation remained dire in the Palestinian enclave.
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since last year, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. Furthermore, the radical group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
About a year into the conflict, the Israeli population took to the streets in protests against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so the hostages could be released.
This content was originally published in Video: Fire hits tents in Gaza after Israeli attack, two victims on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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