LONDON: An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza City on Tuesday destroyed a mosque and tents providing shelter at the site for displaced families.
Nearby homes and other civilian properties were also damaged or destroyed when fighter jets struck Al-Muttaqin Mosque, near a Young Men’s Christian Association building, Turkiye’s Anadolu news agency reported.
The attack left hundreds of Palestinians without shelter, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis. The tents were being used by families already displaced by Israeli strikes that destroyed their homes.
Gaza’s religious affairs authority said this month that Israeli attacks had destroyed 1,050 mosques and damaged a further 191 since the war between Israel and Hamas began in October 2023. There were 1,275 mosques in the territory before the conflict.
The strike on Tuesday came as daily attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza continue, despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect on Oct. 10 last year.
