11 including police chief killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

At least 11 Palestinians, including the chief of the territory's Hamas-run police force, have been killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza.

The strike carried out on makeshift tents housing displaced people in a designated humanitarian safe zone early Thursday.

Three children and two women were also reportedly among the dead in al-Mawasi, west of the city of Khan Younis.

A video clip from the aftermath of the attack showed people searching for survivors among burning tents, scattered debris, and washing lines where residents of the camp for displaced people had hung clothes to dry.

Israel’s military did not comment on its latest attack on the humanitarian area, which has been targeted relentlessly by Israeli warplanes, drones and artillery, including the most recent attack on December 22, which killed eight people, including two children.

Source: Agencies