At least 40 people have been killed and 60 others injured, after Israeli missiles set ablaze a camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza. Witnesses said at least four missiles struck the encampment in the Al-Mawasi area.
This is one of the deadliest strikes yet in the Al-Mawasi area -- designated by Israel as a humanitarian zone -- which provides shelter for hundreds of thousands of civilians. Israel has disputed the death toll, claiming the strike targeted a Hamas command centre operating within the humanitarian area. Sarah Coates reports from Tel Aviv.
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