Warehouses belonging to the Palestinian Land of Man Association in Deir al-Balah were almost completely destroyed following an Israeli strike on an adjacent residential building, burying nutritional supplements intended for children and pregnant and breastfeeding women beneath the rubble, the organization said on Tuesday.
The warehouses, locally known as the Fayyad Barracks, are located on 17th Street in Deir al-Balah, near Rashid Street. According to the association, a residential building immediately southeast of the facility was struck on Monday night, with the blast and collapsing debris causing extensive damage to the warehouses.
The association said it was notified of the strike by the property owner late Monday but was unable to send personnel to the site immediately because of security conditions. A team reached the facility on Tuesday morning to assess and document the damage.
According to its preliminary inspection, sections of the warehouse walls and roof collapsed, while concrete debris buried much of the stock stored inside.
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