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At least 22 Palestinians killed in shelling near Gaza office of Red Cross, agency says

Red Cross Gaza ICRC Israel Hamas the International Committee ofRed Cross
A woman and a girl cry after a deadly attack hit a tent encampment in al-Mawasi, Gaza
Twenty-five Palestinians are dead and 50 injured after an Israeli attack on tents belonging to Palestinians displaced by the Israeli offensive, Gaza officials say. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 22 people have been killed in a shelling attack that damaged its Gaza office, which is surrounded by hundreds of displaced Palestinians living in tents.

The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said there were 25 dead and 50 injured in the shelling, which it blamed on Israel. The ministry said Israeli shelling on Friday had “targeted the tents of the displaced in the al-Mawasi area”, which is around the ICRC base.

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